Biased gene transfer contributes to maintaining the tree of life

Lateral Gene Transfer in Evolution

Volumn 9781461477808, Issue , 2013, Pages 263-274

  Andam, Cheryl P ^a   Gogarten, Johann Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Biased gene transfer; Diversification; Gene pool; Horizontal gene transfer; Net of Life; Tree of Life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929670196     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7780-8_14     Document Type: Chapter

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