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Abstract
Recent studies have provided evidence for gene transfers from prokaryotes to eukaryotes and between eukaryotes. The mechanisms and frequencies of these transfers remain the subject of speculation, but the findings provide ample reason to seriously consider interspecies gene transfer as an important evolutionary process in eukaryotes.Mesh:
Year: 2003 PMID: 12546803 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)01426-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Biol ISSN: 0960-9822 Impact factor: 10.834