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Analyzing the mosaic structure of genes

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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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  1. School of Biological Science, University of Sussex, BN1 9QG, Brighton, England

    John Maynard Smith

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Smith, J.M. Analyzing the mosaic structure of genes. J Mol Evol 34, 126–129 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00182389

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