HGT in Eukaryotes
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Horizontal gene transfer occurs in eukaryotes too, though less often than in prokaryotes, since eukaryotic sex cells are more protected from direct environmental exchange.
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Certain aphids acquired fungal genes for pigment production through horizontal gene transfer, most likely while consuming fungi as food.
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Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotes is documented but comparatively rare — most inheritance still follows ordinary parent-to-offspring transmission.