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SM Bioinformatics and Proteomics

Travel Light: Reductive Genome Evolution in Free-Living Eukaryotes

[ ISSN : 3068-0921 ]

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Received: 03-Jan-2016

Accepted: 04-Jan-2016

Published: 22-Jan-2016

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Huan Qiu*

Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, Rutgers University, USA

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Huan Qiu, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, Rutgers University, USA, Email: huan.qiu.bio@gmail.com

Abstract

Genome reduction is a common phenomenon in intracellular endosymbionts, parasites and pathogens. Because of substantial gene and functional loss, genome reduction precipitates reliance on the host for nutrition and energy supplies

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Qiu H. Travel Light: Reductive Genome Evolution in Free-Living Eukaryotes. SM J Bioinform Proteomics. 2016; 1(1): 1002.