2024-03-28T18:55:18Zhttp://digital.csic.es/dspace-oai/requestoai:digital.csic.es:10261/894332021-12-28T16:20:53Zcom_10261_77com_10261_8col_10261_330
Boto, Luis
2014-01-14T18:01:35Z
2014-01-14T18:01:35Z
2014
Proc. R. Soc. B, 281 (1777): 20132450
0962-8452
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/89433
10.1098/rspb.2013.2450
1471-2954
24403327
Horizontal gene transfer is accepted as an important evolutionary force modulating the evolution of prokaryote genomes. However, it is thought that horizontal gene transfer plays only a minor role in metazoan evolution. In this paper, I critically review the rising evidence on horizontally transferred genes and on the acquisition of novel traits in metazoans. In particular, I discuss suspected examples in sponges, cnidarians, rotifers, nematodes, molluscs and arthropods which suggest that horizontal gene transfer in metazoans is not simply a curiosity. In addition, I stress the scarcity of studies in vertebrates and other animal groups and the importance of forthcoming studies to understand the importance and extent of horizontal gene transfer in animals
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Evolution
Horizontal gene transfer
Metazoans
Novel traits
Horizontal gene transfer in the acquisition of novel traits by metazoans
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