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Extrachromosomal Genetic Elements and the Adaptive Evolution of Bacteria

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Evolutionary Biology

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Bacteria are traditionally considered to be genetically haploid,* and their DNA content per cell is much less than that of “typical” eucaryotic cells (Sparrow et al., 1972). Superficially, these features would appear to restrict their adaptive flexibility, yet procaryotes have enjoyed extraordinary evolutionary success, to the point where the range of ecological niches they (rather than the eucaryotes) occupy defines the limits of biological habitability on Earth.

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