Darwinian threshold

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title: Darwinian threshold
text: Darwinian threshold or Darwinian transition is a term introduced by Carl Woese to describe a transition period during the evolution of the first cells when genetic transmission moves from a predominantly horizontal mode to a vertical mode. The process starts when the ancestors of the Last Universal Common Ancestor are no longer primarily dependent on horizontal gene transfer (HGT) and become individual entities with vertical heredity upon which natural selection is effective. After this transiti
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description: Period during the evolution of the first cells
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date created: 2019-02-15T23:21:01Z
date modified: 2024-09-14T18:07:04Z
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