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Abstract
Bacteria transfer genetic information to members of at least three of the five biological kingdoms. Gene transfer between species may play the same role as sex between members of a single species, providing genetic diversity and material for repair of genomic damage.Mesh:
Year: 1991 PMID: 2068792 DOI: 10.1016/0168-9525(91)90433-q
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Genet ISSN: 0168-9525 Impact factor: 11.639