Widespread gene duplication and adaptive evolution in the RNA interference pathways of the Drosophila obscura group

Widespread gene duplication and adaptive evolution in the RNA interference pathways of the Drosophila obscura group

Abstract Background RNA interference (RNAi) related pathways provide defense against viruses and transposable elements, and have been implicated in the suppression of meiotic drive elements. Genes in these pathways often exhibit high levels of adaptive substitution, and over longer timescales show g...

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Main Authors: Danang Crysnanto, Darren J. Obbard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Gene duplication
RNAi
RNA interference
Adaptive evolution
Neofunctionalization
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1425-0

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