User:Alexander S Mikheyev/Notebook/rotifer alien genes

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Summary

 * Bdelloid rotifers are tiny aquatic invertebrates. They are capable of asexual reproduction, and a number of lines of evidence suggest that they are, in fact, ancient asexuals 11381112 10817991 They appear to acquire large numbers of genes from their environment 18511688 . We are interested in tracking the fate of these genes over time to answer the following questions:
 * Can foreign genes successfully integrate into existing eukaryotic genomes?
 * Can foreign genes serve as important sources of evolutionary novelty in an asexual organism?