A likelihood ratio test for changes in homeolog expression bias

Abstract Background Gene duplications are a major source of raw material for evolution and a likely contributor to the diversity of life on earth. Duplicate genes (i.e., homeologs, in the case of a whole genome duplication) may retain their ancestral function, sub- or neofunctionalize, or be lost en...

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Main Authors: Ronald D. Smith, Taliesin J. Kinser, Gregory D. Conradi Smith, Joshua R. Puzey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12859-019-2709-5