Horizontal transfer of a eukaryotic plastid-targeted protein gene to cyanobacteria |
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Authors: | Matthew B Rogers Nicola J Patron and Patrick J Keeling |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Botany, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, University of British Columbia, 3529-6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada |
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Abstract: | Background Horizontal or lateral transfer of genetic material between distantly related prokaryotes has been shown to play a major role
in the evolution of bacterial and archaeal genomes, but exchange of genes between prokaryotes and eukaryotes is not as well
understood. In particular, gene flow from eukaryotes to prokaryotes is rarely documented with strong support, which is unusual
since prokaryotic genomes appear to readily accept foreign genes. |
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