Positive selection for the male functionality of a co-retroposed gene in the hominoids
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>New genes generated by retroposition are widespread in humans and other mammalian species. Usually, this process copies a single parental gene and inserts it into a distant genomic location. However, retroposition of two adjacent par...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/252 |