Comprehensive analysis of pseudogenes in prokaryotes: widespread gene decay and failure of putative horizontally transferred genes
AUTOR(ES)
Liu, Yang
FONTE
BioMed Central
RESUMO
A comprehensive analysis of the occurrence of pseudogenes in a diverse selection of 64 prokaryote genomes identified around 7,000 candidate pseudogenes. A large fraction of prokaryote pseudogenes seems to have arisen from failed horizontal-transfer events.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=522871Documentos Relacionados
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