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Real-time evolution of new genes by innovation, amplification, and divergence.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 19 Oct 2012
Näsvall Joakim, Sun Lei, Roth John R, Andersson Dan I
Abstract excerpt
Gene duplications allow evolution of genes with new functions. Here, we describe the innovation-amplification-divergence (IAD) model in which the new function appears before duplication and functionally distinct new genes evolve under continuous selection. One example fitting this model is a preexisting parental gene in Salmonella enterica that has low levels of two distinct activities. This gene is amplified to...
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