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Buffering of crucial functions by paleologous duplicated genes may contribute cyclicality to angiosperm genome duplication.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 21 Feb 2006
Chapman Brad A, Bowers John E, Feltus Frank A, Paterson Andrew H
Abstract excerpt
Genome duplication followed by massive gene loss has permanently shaped the genomes of many higher eukaryotes, particularly angiosperms. It has long been believed that a primary advantage of genome duplication is the opportunity for the evolution of genes with new functions by modification of duplicated genes. If so, then patterns of genetic diversity among strains within taxa might reveal footprints of selection...
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