The evolutionary fate and consequences of duplicate genes
Lynch M;Conery JS;;
science (new york, ny)2000Vol. 290pp. -
370
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Abstract
Gene duplication has generally been viewed as a necessary source of material for the origin of evolutionary novelties, but it is unclear how often gene duplicates arise and how frequently they evolve new functions. Observations from the genomic databases for several eukaryotic species suggest that d …