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Extensive repetitive DNA facilitates prokaryotic genome plasticity.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 11 Nov 2003
Aras Rahul A, Kang Josephine, Tschumi Ariane I, Harasaki Yasuaki, Blaser Martin J
Abstract excerpt
Prokaryotic genomes are substantially diverse, even when from closely related species, with the resulting phenotypic diversity representing a repertoire of adaptations to specific constraints. Within the microbial population, genome content may not be fixed, as changing selective forces favor particular phenotypes; however, organisms well adapted to particular niches may have evolved mechanisms to facilitate such...
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