Multi-faceted analysis provides little evidence for recurrent whole-genome duplications during hexapod evolution

Abstract Background Gene duplication events play an important role in the evolution and adaptation of organisms. Duplicated genes can arise through different mechanisms, including whole-genome duplications (WGDs). Recently, WGD was suggested to be an important driver of evolution, also in hexapod an...

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Main Authors: Dick Roelofs, Arthur Zwaenepoel, Tom Sistermans, Joey Nap, Andries A. Kampfraath, Yves Van de Peer, Jacintha Ellers, Ken Kraaijeveld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-020-00789-1