The evolution of mammalian gene families.

Gene families are groups of homologous genes that are likely to have highly similar functions. Differences in family size due to lineage-specific gene duplication and gene loss may provide clues to the evolutionary forces that have shaped mammalian genomes. Here we analyze the gene families containe...

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Main Authors: Jeffery P Demuth, Tijl De Bie, Jason E Stajich, Nello Cristianini, Matthew W Hahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1762380?pdf=render