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Successive duplication-divergence mechanisms at the RCO locus contributed to leaf shape diversity in the Brassicaceae.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 24 Apr 2018
Streubel Susanna, Fritz Michael André, Teltow Melanie, Kappel Christian, Sicard Adrien
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Gene duplication is a major driver for the increase of biological complexity. The divergence of newly duplicated paralogs may allow novel functions to evolve, while maintaining the ancestral one. Alternatively, partitioning the ancestral function among paralogs may allow parts of that role to follow independent evolutionary trajectories. We studied the REDUCED COMPLEXITY (RCO) locus, which contains three paralogs...
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