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Impact of recurrent gene duplication on adaptation of plant genomes.
BMC plant biology - 31 May 2014
Fischer Iris, Dainat Jacques, Ranwez Vincent, Glémin Sylvain, Dufayard Jean-François, Chantret Nathalie
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recurrent gene duplication and retention played an important role in angiosperm genome evolution. It has been hypothesized that these processes contribute significantly to plant adaptation but so far this hypothesis has not been tested at the genome scale. RESULTS: We studied available sequenced angiosperm genomes to assess the frequency of positive selection footprints in lineage specific expanded...
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