Horizontal gene transfer is not a hallmark of the human genome

Genome Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Salzberg, Steven L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMED CENTRAL; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; SPECIES; ANIMAL; INVERTEBRATE; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; INVERTEBRATES; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 85019131965     PISSN: 14747596     EISSN: 1474760X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13059-017-1214-2     Document Type: Letter

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