INDEPENDENT GOALS. “The complexities of plasmid characteristics have led some biologists to describe them as ‘subcellular organisms’ or endosymbionts with distinct autonomy from their host. Plasmids are often described as selfish in the same way that other genetic elements are because they encode genes that are not essential for the host and may impose fitness costs.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022