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Detection and quantitative assessment of horizontal gene transfer.

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (2009) 532 195-213
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-853-9_11
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Abstract

This chapter discusses the pros and cons of the existing computational methods for the detection of horizontal (or lateral) gene transfer and highlights the genome-wide studies utilizing these methods. The impact of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) on prokaryote genome evolution is discussed.

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Zhaxybayeva, O. (2009). Detection and quantitative assessment of horizontal gene transfer. Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, N.J.), 532, 195–213. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-853-9_11

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