Bacterial genes in eukaryotes: Relatively rare but real and important (Comment on DOI 10.1002/bies.201300095)

BioEssays

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 8-8

  Koonin, Eugene V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; EUKARYOTE; GENE LOSS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN GENOME; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RED ALGA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; EUKARYOTA; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; HUMANS;

EID: 84889676952     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: 15211878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.201300158     Document Type: Article

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