Analyzing the mosaic structure of genes |
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| Authors: | John Maynard Smith |
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| Institution: | (1) School of Biological Science, University of Sussex, BN1 9QG Brighton, England |
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| Abstract: | Summary Some genes in prokaryotes consist of a mosaic of regions derived from different ancestors by horizontal gene transfer. A method is described for demonstrating the statistical significance of such mosaic structure and for locating the crossover points separating different regions. |
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| Keywords: | Mosaic structure Recombination Genetic transformation Penicillin resistance |
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