Exploring the costs of horizontal gene transfer
Abstract
Successful horizontal gene transfer (HGT) can lead to phenotypic side effects and inefficiencies. Costs of HGT arise from multiple genetic and genomic sources. Magnitude of costs depend on sequence, expression, and strain or environmental context. Costs of HGT can shift evolutionary dynamics and adaptive landscapes.
- Publication:
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Trends in Ecology and Evolution
- Pub Date:
- August 2013
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.tree.2013.04.002
- Bibcode:
- 2013TEcoE..28..489B