Analyzing the mosaic structure of genes (original) (raw)

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Some genes in prokaryotes consist of a mosaic of regions derived from different ancestors by horizontal gene transfer. A method is described for demonstrating the statistical significance of such mosaic structure and for locating the crossover points separating different regions.

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1. School of Biological Science, University of Sussex, BN1 9QG, Brighton, England
   John Maynard Smith

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Smith, J.M. Analyzing the mosaic structure of genes.J Mol Evol 34, 126–129 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00182389

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• Received: 30 May 1991
• Revised: 18 September 1991
• Issue Date: February 1992
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00182389

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