Molecular Biology of the Cell 6th Edition

Published by Garland Science
ISBN 10: 0815344325
ISBN 13: 978-0-81534-432-2

Chapter 1 - End-of-Chapter - Problems - Page 39: 1-2

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True

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Horizontal gene transfer is much more common in prokaryotic cells (such as bacterial cells) rather than eukaryotic cells. Prokaryotic organisms exist as single-celled organisms. Thus, in extension, horizontal gene transfer is more common in single-celled organisms than multicellular organisms.
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