Evolutionary mechanisms driving the evolution of a large polydnavirus gene family coding for protein tyrosine phosphatases

Evolutionary mechanisms driving the evolution of a large polydnavirus gene family coding for protein tyrosine phosphatases

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Gene duplications have been proposed to be the main mechanism involved in genome evolution and in acquisition of new functions. Polydnaviruses (PDVs), symbiotic viruses associated with parasitoid wasps, are ideal model systems to stu...

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Main Authors: Serbielle Céline, Dupas Stéphane, Perdereau Elfie, Héricourt François, Dupuy Catherine, Huguet Elisabeth, Drezen Jean-Michel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Polydnavirus
Bracovirus
Protein tyrosine phosphatase
Gene duplication
Positive selection
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/253

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