Persistence of duplicated PAC<sub>1 </sub>receptors in the teleost, <it>Sparus auratus</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background:</p> <p>Duplicated genes are common in vertebrate genomes. Their persistence is assumed to be either a consequence of gain of novel function (neofunctionalisation) or partitioning of the function of the ancestral molecule (sub-functionalisa...

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Main Authors: Clark Melody S, Elgar Greg, Louro Bruno, de Vet Edwin CJM, Cardoso João CR, Power Deborah M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-11-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/221