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Stochasticity, determinism, and contingency shape genome evolution of endosymbiotic bacteria
NatureStochasticity, determinism, and contingency shape genome evolution of endosymbiotic bacteria - Nature CommunicationsEndosymbionts often have small genomes that maintain minimal functions required to serve their hosts. This study examines cases of new endosymbiont acquisition and finds genome degeneration involves both stochastic and deterministic processes that shape gene content and organismal function.