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Abstract
We develop a stepwise model for the net transfer of nucleic acid sequences between non-homologous genomes. This model is then used to explain the two major patterns in the evolutionary history of mitochondrial genomes: the gross reduction of the number of genes, and the subsequent acquisition of introns.Mesh:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 3935805 DOI: 10.1007/bf02099754
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Mol Evol ISSN: 0022-2844 Impact factor: 2.395