HORIZONTAL MECHANISM. “Similar to strict de novo gene origination, horizontal gene transfer, the exchange of genes between genomes from distantly related taxa, can immediately add new genes and functions to a genome. Horizontal gene transfer is a major mechanism for the addition of new genes to prokaryotic genomes, but has also been reported in a number of eukaryotic organisms including plants, insects and fungi.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022