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Imbalanced positive selection maintains the functional divergence of duplicated DIHYDROKAEMPFEROL 4-REDUCTASE genes.
Scientific reports - 14 Dec 2016
Huang Bing-Hong, Chen Yi-Wen, Huang Chia-Lung, Gao Jian, Liao Pei-Chun
Abstract excerpt
Gene duplication could be beneficial by functional division but might increase the risk of genetic load. The dynamics of duplicated paralogs number could involve recombination, positive selection, and functional divergence. Duplication of DIHYDROFLAVONOL 4-REDUCTASE (DFR) has been reported in several organisms and may have been retained by escape from adaptive conflict (EAC). In this study, we screened the...
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