Evolution of ribonuclease H genes in prokaryotes to avoid inheritance of redundant genes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A theoretical model of genetic redundancy has proposed that the fates of redundant genes depend on the degree of functional redundancy, and that functionally redundant genes will not be inherited together. However, no example of actu...

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Main Authors: Tomita Masaru, Kochiwa Hiromi, Kanai Akio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-07-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/128