Open access
Aug 2026
The afterlife of a horizontally transferred gene: Expansion and functional diversification of a C1A peptidase in wild Hordeum species
It is indicated that an HGT‐derived DNA block can persist, amplify, and diversify in recipient genomes, generating raw material for later functional evolution.
V. Mahelka, P. Caklová, R. Čegan et al.
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