Evolution of microbial genomes: sequence acquisition and loss.

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We present models describing the acquisition and deletion of novel sequences in populations of microorganisms. We infer that most novel sequences are neutral. Thus, sequence duplications and gene transfer between organisms sharing the same environment are rarely expected to generate adaptive functions. Two classes of models are considered: (1) a homogeneous population with constant size, and (2) an island model...

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