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Inevitability of Genetic Parasites.

Genome biology and evolution - 26 Sept 2016

Iranzo Jaime, Puigbò Pere, Lobkovsky Alexander E, Wolf Yuri I, Koonin Eugene V

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Almost all cellular life forms are hosts to diverse genetic parasites with various levels of autonomy including plasmids, transposons and viruses. Theoretical modeling of the evolution of primordial replicators indicates that parasites (cheaters) necessarily evolve in such systems and can be kept at bay primarily via compartmentalization. Given the (near) ubiquity, abundance and diversity of genetic parasites,...

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PMID: 27503291
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evw193
PMCID: PMC5631039

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