The relationship among gene expression, the evolution of gene dosage, and the rate of protein evolution.

The understanding of selective constraints affecting genes is a major issue in biology. It is well established that gene expression level is a major determinant of the rate of protein evolution, but the reasons for this relationship remain highly debated. Here we demonstrate that gene expression is...

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Main Authors: Jean-François Gout, Daniel Kahn, Laurent Duret, Paramecium Post-Genomics Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2869310?pdf=render