Origin of the Yeast Whole-Genome Duplication.
Whole-genome duplications (WGDs) are rare evolutionary events with profound consequences. They double an organism's genetic content, immediately creating a reproductive barrier between it and its ancestors and providing raw material for the divergence of gene functions between paralogs. Almost...
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Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-08-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002221 |