On homology searches by protein Blast and the characterization of the age of genes
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has been shown in a variety of organisms, including mammals, that genes that appeared recently in evolution, for example orphan genes, evolve faster than older genes. Low functional constraints at the time of origin of novel genes...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/53 |