Microbes Drive Evolution of Animals and Plants: the Hologenome Concept
The hologenome concept of evolution postulates that the holobiont (host plus symbionts) with its hologenome (host genome plus microbiome) is a level of selection in evolution. Multicellular organisms can no longer be considered individuals by the classical definitions of the term. Every natural anim...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4817260/ |