Gene duplications in prokaryotes can be associated with environmental adaptation
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Gene duplication is a normal evolutionary process. If there is no selective advantage in keeping the duplicated gene, it is usually reduced to a pseudogene and disappears from the genome. However, some paralogs are retained. These ge...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/588 |