linkedin post 2016-02-12 07:51:29

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THE COMPLEXITY HYPOTHESIS explains differences in horizontal gene transfer susceptibility. "This hypothesis proposes that the so-called informational genes (involved in DNA replication, transcription and translation, and whose products participate in multiple molecular interactions) are less prone to horizontal gene transfer than operational genes (involved in cell maintenance and whose products have few interactions with other molecules)." https://lnkd.in/eVQ_4UY View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2016-02-12 07:58:31

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EIGHTY PERCENT IMPORTED. "Today it is estimated that between 1.6 and 32.6 per cent of the genes of each microbial genome have been acquired by horizontal gene transfer. Moreover, a recent study...shows that this increases dramatically to 81 ± 15 per cent if the cumulative impact of horizontal gene transfer towards lineages is considered, which reinforces the importance of this mechanism in microbial evolution." https://lnkd.in/eVQ_4UY View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2016-02-12 08:03:33

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HIGHER ANIMALS. "It is widely accepted that eukaryotic nuclear genomes contain several genes of microbial origin that have been transferred from mitochondrial and plastid ancestors via ancient endosymbiotic events. But a recent study also highlights the role of horizontal gene transfer modulating the evolution of other eukaryotic genomes in a different way: by acquisition of novel genes from living endosymbionts." https://lnkd.in/eVQ_4UY View in LinkedIn
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