Analyzing the mosaic structure of genes

J M Smith

doi:10.1007/BF00182389

Analyzing the mosaic structure of genes

J Mol Evol. 1992 Feb;34(2):126-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00182389.

Author

J M Smith¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Biological Science, University of Sussex, Brighton, England.

PMID: 1556748
DOI: 10.1007/BF00182389

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Chi-Square Distribution
Crossing Over, Genetic*
Genes, Bacterial*
Mosaicism / genetics*
Transformation, Bacterial