The roles of whole-genome and small-scale duplications in the functional specialization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae genes.

Researchers have long been enthralled with the idea that gene duplication can generate novel functions, crediting this process with great evolutionary importance. Empirical data shows that whole-genome duplications (WGDs) are more likely to be retained than small-scale duplications (SSDs), though th...

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Main Authors: Mario A Fares, Orla M Keane, Christina Toft, Lorenzo Carretero-Paulet, Gary W Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3536658?pdf=render