Accelerated gene evolution and subfunctionalization in the pseudotetraploid frog <it>Xenopus laevis</it>

Accelerated gene evolution and subfunctionalization in the pseudotetraploid frog <it>Xenopus laevis</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ancient whole genome duplications have been implicated in the vertebrate and teleost radiations, and in the emergence of diverse angiosperm lineages, but the evolutionary response to such a perturbation is still poorly understood. Th...

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Main Authors: Grammer Timothy C, Khokha Mustafa K, Hellsten Uffe, Harland Richard M, Richardson Paul, Rokhsar Daniel S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/5/31

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