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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Main Author: Kenneth H Wolfe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-08-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002221