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Multiple mechanisms promote the retained expression of gene duplicates in the tetraploid frog Xenopus laevis.
PLoS genetics - 1 Apr 2006
Chain Frédéric J J, Evans Ben J
Abstract excerpt
Gene duplication provides a window of opportunity for biological variants to persist under the protection of a co-expressed copy with similar or redundant function. Duplication catalyzes innovation (neofunctionalization), subfunction degeneration (subfunctionalization), and genetic buffering (red...
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