Horizontal gene transfer constrains the timing of methanogen evolution
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Horizontal Gene Transfer in Evolution
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature Ecology & Evolution
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2397-334X
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-018-0513-7