Copy-number changes in evolution: rates, fitness effects and adaptive significance

Gene copy-number differences due to gene duplications and deletions are rampant in natural populations and play a crucial role in the evolution of genome complexity. Per-locus analyses of gene duplication rates in the pre-genomic era revealed that gene duplication rates are much higher than the per...

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Main Authors: Vaishali eKatju, Ulfar eBergthorsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2013.00273/full