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根据罗格斯大学的一项合作研究,海洋中的藻类经常从细菌身上窃取基因,以获得有益的属性,例如能够耐受胁迫环境或分解碳水化合物作为食物。基因获取(gene stealing or acquisition,known as horizontal gene transfer,基因窃取或获取,称为基因水平转移)对一个庞大而古老的藻类和原生生物群体(主要是单细胞生物,包括原生动物)的进化产生了重大影响。
Algae in the oceans often steal genes from bacteria
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200429144920.htm
Journal Reference:
Xiao Fan, Huan Qiu, Wentao Han, Yitao Wang, Dong Xu, Xiaowen Zhang, Debashish Bhattacharya, Naihao Ye. Phytoplankton pangenome reveals extensive prokaryotic horizontal gene transfer of diverse functions. Science Advances, 2020; 6 (18): eaba0111 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba0111
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