Horizontal gene transfer in evolution: facts and challenges
L Boto - Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The contribution of horizontal gene transfer to evolution has been controversial since it was
suggested to be a force driving evolution in the microbial world. In this paper, I review the …
suggested to be a force driving evolution in the microbial world. In this paper, I review the …
[HTML][HTML] Lateral gene transfer
O Zhaxybayeva, WF Doolittle - Current Biology, 2011 - cell.com
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 …
radical adaptation that would not have happened had lateral gene transfer (LGT), also …
Horizontal gene transfer: a critical view
CG Kurland, B Canback… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
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 …
contrast, much data suggest that this is an exaggeration resulting in part from a reliance on …
[HTML][HTML] Horizontal gene transfer: essentiality and evolvability in prokaryotes, and roles in evolutionary transitions
EV Koonin - F1000Research, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The wide spread of gene exchange and loss in the prokaryotic world has prompted the
concept of 'lateral genomics' to the point of an outright denial of the relevance of …
concept of 'lateral genomics' to the point of an outright denial of the relevance of …
Horizontal gene transfer and the history of life
V Daubin, GJ Szöllősi - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2016 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Microbes acquire DNA from a variety of sources. The last decades, which have seen the
development of genome sequencing, have revealed that horizontal gene transfer has been …
development of genome sequencing, have revealed that horizontal gene transfer has been …
Horizontal gene transfer in the acquisition of novel traits by metazoans
L Boto - Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
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 …
evolution of prokaryote genomes. However, it is thought that horizontal gene transfer plays …
Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotic evolution
PJ Keeling, JD Palmer - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2008 - nature.com
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 …
role in eukaryotic genome evolution, but its importance is often overshadowed by the greater …
The advantages and disadvantages of horizontal gene transfer and the emergence of the first species
Abstract Background Horizontal Gene Transfer (HGT) is beneficial to a cell if the acquired
gene confers a useful function, but is detrimental if the gene has no function, if it is …
gene confers a useful function, but is detrimental if the gene has no function, if it is …
Lateral gene transfer: when will adolescence end?
JG Lawrence, H Hendrickson - Molecular microbiology, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The scope and impact of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in Bacteria and Archaea has grown
from a topic largely ignored by the microbiological community to a hot‐button issue gaining …
from a topic largely ignored by the microbiological community to a hot‐button issue gaining …
Phylogenetic reconstruction and lateral gene transfer
Lateral gene transfer (LGT) is often seen as a form of noise, obscuring the phylogenetic
signal with which we might hope to reconstruct the evolution of a group of organisms, or …
signal with which we might hope to reconstruct the evolution of a group of organisms, or …