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Review
. 1992 Feb;34(2):126-9.
doi: 10.1007/BF00182389.

Analyzing the mosaic structure of genes

J M Smith  1
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Review

Analyzing the mosaic structure of genes

J M Smith. J Mol Evol. 1992 Feb.

Abstract

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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