A recent duplication revisited: phylogenetic analysis reveals an ancestral duplication highly-conserved throughout the <it>Oryza </it>genus and beyond

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The role of gene duplication in the structural and functional evolution of genomes has been well documented. Analysis of complete rice (<it>Oryza sativa</it>) genome sequences suggested an ancient whole genome duplication...

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Main Authors: Cooke Richard, Laudié Michèle, Jacquemin Julie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/9/146