Weird gene in a weird mammal: comparative and functional analysis of the highly divergent sand rat Pdx1 gene

<p>Deleterious mutations in highly conserved genes are expected to be removed by natural selection. However, when these genes are trapped in dynamic regions of the genome, for example mutational hotspots, it becomes difficult to predict how the conflict between nucleotide changes and natural s...

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Main Author: Dai, Y
Other Authors: Holland, P
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2020
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