Molecular trajectories leading to the alternative fates of duplicate genes.

Gene duplication generates extra gene copies in which mutations can accumulate without risking the function of pre-existing genes. Such mutations modify duplicates and contribute to evolutionary novelties. However, the vast majority of duplicates appear to be short-lived and experience duplicate sil...

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Main Authors: Michael Marotta, Helen Piontkivska, Hisashi Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3375281?pdf=render