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Gene Fractionation and Function in the Ancient Subgenomes of Maize.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Aug 2017
Renny-Byfield Simon, Rodgers-Melnick Eli, Ross-Ibarra Jeffrey
Abstract excerpt
The maize genome experienced an ancient whole genome duplication ∼10 MYA and the duplicate subgenomes have since experienced reciprocal gene loss such that many genes have returned to single-copy status. This process has not affected the subgenomes equally; reduced gene expression in one of the subgenomes mitigates the consequences of mutations and gene deletions and is thought to drive higher rates of...
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