Article
Extensive and continuous duplication facilitates rapid evolution and diversification of gene families.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Aug 2012
Chang Dan, Duda Thomas F
Abstract excerpt
The origin of novel gene functions through gene duplication, mutation, and natural selection represents one of the mechanisms by which organisms diversify and one of the possible paths leading to adaptation. Nonetheless, the extent, role, and consequences of duplications in the origins of ecological adaptations, especially in the context of species interactions, remain unclear. To explore the evolution of a gene...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- Bayes Theorem
- Conotoxins
- Evolution, Molecular
- Gene Duplication
- Genetic Variation
- Multigene Family
- Phylogeny
- Selection, Genetic
- Time Factors