The roles of segmental and tandem gene duplication in the evolution of large gene families in <it>Arabidopsis thaliana</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Most genes in <it>Arabidopsis thaliana </it>are members of gene families. How do the members of gene families arise, and how are gene family copy numbers maintained? Some gene families may evolve primarily through tandem...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2004-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/4/10 |