Horizontal Gene Transfer and Its Part in the Reorganisation of Genetics during the LUCA Epoch
| Autor: | Sohan Jheeta |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
Genetics
biology Phylogenetic tree membrane vesicle transfer (MVT) Last universal ancestor Paleontology Gene transfer Horizontal gene transfer biology.organism_classification transduction lateral gene transfer phylogenetic tree of life General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology origin of life last universal common ancestor (LUCA) Editorial Space and Planetary Science Three-domain system Membrane vesicle phylogenetic reconstruction transformation Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics gene transfer agent (GTA) Archaea conjugation |
| Zdroj: | Life : Open Access Journal |
| ISSN: | 2075-1729 |
| Popis: | Currently there are five known mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer (HGT): transduction, conjugation, transformation, gene transfer agents and membrane vesicle transfer. The question here is: what part did HGT play in the reorganisation of genetics during the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) epoch? LUCA is a construct to explain the origin of the three domains of life; namely Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya. This editorial offers a general introduction to the relevance and ultimate significance of HGT in relation to the LUCA. [...]. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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