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Symbiosis and development: the hologenome concept.
Birth defects research. Part C, Embryo today : reviews - 1 Mar 2011
Rosenberg Eugene, Zilber-Rosenberg Ilana
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All animals and plants establish symbiotic relationships with microorganisms; often the combined genetic information of the diverse microbiota exceeds that of the host. How the genetic wealth of the microbiota affects all aspects of the holobiont's (host plus all of its associated microorganisms) fitness (adaptation, survival, development, growth and reproduction) and evolution is reviewed, using selected coral,...
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