MOBILE GENE POOL. ” Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a major process in the evolution of bacteria. The uptake of ready-made genes or operons from the ‘mobile gene pool’ facilitates rapid adaptation to novel environments, without the reliance upon rare, beneficial mutations”
“arising spontaneously in the population.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022