TY - GEN digital ID - 131512725 TI - Lateral Gene Transfer in Evolution PY - 2013 SN - 9781461477808 PB - New York, NY Springer DB - UniCat KW - Evolution. Phylogeny KW - Genetics KW - Human genetics KW - Pathological biochemistry KW - Human medicine KW - genomen (geneeskunde) KW - medische biochemie KW - medische genetica KW - genomics KW - biochemie KW - biomedische wetenschappen KW - genetica KW - Europees recht KW - evolutieleer UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131512725 AB - Although the phenomenon of lateral gene transfer has been known since the 1940s, it was the genomics era that has really revealed the extent and many facets of this evolutionary/genetic phenomenon. Even in the early 2000s with but a handful of genomes available, it became clear that the nature of microorganisms is full of genetic exchange between lineages that are sometimes far apart. The years following this saw an explosion of genomic data, which shook the "tree of life" and also raised doubts about the most appropriate species concepts for prokaryotes. This book represents the manyfold contributions of LGT to the evolution of micro and, to an extent, macroorganisms by focusing on the areas where it has the largest impact: metabolic innovations and adaptations and speciation. ER -