Gene duplication as a mechanism of genomic adaptation to a changing environment

A subject of extensive study in evolutionary theory has been the issue of how neutral, redundant copies can be maintained in the genome for long periods of time. Concurrently, examples of adaptive gene duplications to various environmental conditions in different species have been described. At this...

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Main Author: Kondrashov, Fyodor A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3497230/