Article
Population-genetic models of the fates of duplicate genes.
Genetica - 1 Jul 2003
Walsh Bruce
Abstract excerpt
The ultimate fate of a duplicated gene is that it either silenced through inactivating mutations or both copies are maintained by selection. This later fate can occur via neofunctionalization wherein one copy acquires a new function or by subfunctionalization wherein the original function of the...
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