Horizontal gene transfer (HGT; also known as lateral gene transfer) has had an important
role in eukaryotic genome evolution, but its importance is often overshadowed by the greater …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is known to have contributed to the content of eukaryotic
genomes, but the direct effects of HGT on eukaryotic evolution are more obscure because …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT), the movement of genetic material across branches of the
tree of life, is well established in prokaryotes and uncontroversial. This is explained in part …

The four disparate images shown in Figure 1 have this in common: each represents a
radical adaptation that would not have happened had lateral gene transfer (LGT), also …

The significance of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in eukaryotic evolution remains
controversial. Although many eukaryotic genes are of bacterial origin, they are often …

It has been suggested that horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the “essence of phylogeny.” In
contrast, much data suggest that this is an exaggeration resulting in part from a reliance on …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has a crucial role in microbial evolution, in shaping the
structure and function of microbial communities and in controlling a myriad of environmental …

Horizontal gene transfer is accepted as an important evolutionary force modulating the
evolution of prokaryote genomes. However, it is thought that horizontal gene transfer plays …

Lateral genetic transfer (LGT) is an important adaptive force in evolution, contributing to
metabolic, physiological and ecological innovation in most prokaryotes and some …

Horizontal gene transfer is increasingly described between bacteria and animals. Such
transfers that are vertically inherited have the potential to influence the evolution of animals …