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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-11-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/221 |