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The origin and evolution of ARGFX homeobox loci in mammalian radiation
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2010, 10:182 doi:10.1186/1471-2148-10-182
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BMC Evolutionary Biology 2010, 10:182 doi:10.1186/1471-2148-10-182
Another possible explanation for unusual range of species
Brig Klyce (2010-07-16 08:39) Astrobiology Research Trust
You wrote, "the range of species in which mutation of the ARGFX locus is found do not form a monophyletic group to the exclusion of humans. There are several possible explanations for this unusual pattern." Then you list four possibilities.
I think you omitted an important one, horizontal gene transfer. This also could account for the unusual distribution.
Competing interests
I have no competing interest, technically, but I actively advocate a competing theory, cosmic ancestry. In it, horizontal gene transfer is the dominant means of new gene acquisition.
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