Genetic studies have made it clear that eukaryotic horizontal gene transfer can and does happen ... Now, Rokas says, he thinks that DNA is not only moving around the tree of life, but it’s moving a ...

With more than 50,000 described species, the leaf beetle family is distributed worldwide and represents about a quarter of the species diversity of all herbivores.

which is the transfer of genetic material between species. OSFs provide a structured approach to understanding how gene trees can overlay onto species forests, allowing for a clearer ...

Almost all bacterial genomes show evidence of past LGT events, and the phenomenon is known to have profound effects on microbial biology. This DNA-sharing process, known as horizontal or lateral gene ...