GENETIC EXCHANGE AND EVOLUTIONARY DIVERGENCE IN PROKARYOTES

被引:89
作者
COHAN, FM
机构
[1] Dept of Biology, Wesleyan University, Middletown
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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D O I
10.1016/0169-5347(94)90081-7
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Recent work shows that genetic exchange in prokaryotes is less frequent but more promiscuous than that in eukaryotes. As a result, genetic exchange plays very different roles in determining the patterns of evolutionary divergence in these major groups. Because sexual isolation is not a prerequisite for divergence in the prokaryotic world, the biological species concept is not appropriate for bacteria. However, there is a species concept that may apply universally.
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页码:175 / 180
页数:6
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