Gene Transfer, Horizontal

Known as: Gene Transfers, Lateral, Horizontal Gene Transfer, Lateral Gene Transfers 
The naturally occurring transmission of genetic information between organisms, related or unrelated, circumventing parent-to-offspring transmission… (More)
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2009
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2009
Genomic islands: tools of bacterial horizontal gene transfer and evolution
Bacterial genomes evolve through mutations, rearrangements or horizontal gene transfer. Besides the core genes encoding essential… (More)
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2008
Review
2008
Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotic evolution
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT; also known as lateral gene transfer) has had an important role in eukaryotic genome evolution, but… (More)
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2008
Highly Cited
2008
CRISPR interference limits horizontal gene transfer in staphylococci by targeting DNA.
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in bacteria and archaea occurs through phage transduction, transformation, or conjugation, and the… (More)
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2005
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2005
Horizontal gene transfer, genome innovation and evolution
To what extent is the tree of life the best representation of the evolutionary history of microorganisms? Recent work has shown… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Adaptive evolution of bacterial metabolic networks by horizontal gene transfer
Numerous studies have considered the emergence of metabolic pathways, but the modes of recent evolution of metabolic networks are… (More)
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2003
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2003
Horizontal gene transfer: a critical view.
It has been suggested that horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the "essence of phylogeny." In contrast, much data suggest that this… (More)
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2001
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2001
Horizontal gene transfer in prokaryotes: quantification and classification.
Comparative analysis of bacterial, archaeal, and eukaryotic genomes indicates that a significant fraction of the genes in the… (More)
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2000
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2000
Horizontal gene transfer and the origin of species: lessons from bacteria.
In bacteria, horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is widely recognized as the mechanism responsible for the widespread distribution of… (More)
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2000
Highly Cited
2000
Horizontal gene transfer in bacterial and archaeal complete genomes.
There is growing evidence that horizontal gene transfer is a potent evolutionary force in prokaryotes, although exactly how… (More)
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
Horizontal gene transfer among genomes: the complexity hypothesis.
Increasingly, studies of genes and genomes are indicating that considerable horizontal transfer has occurred between prokaryotes… (More)
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