Adaptive evolution of transcription factor binding sites

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The regulation of a gene depends on the binding of transcription factors to specific sites located in the regulatory region of the gene. The generation of these binding sites and of cooperativity between them are essential building b...

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Main Authors: Berg Johannes, Willmann Stana, Lässig Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/4/42