Environmental adaptation and evolution through gene duplication and divergence

A key process in evolution is the adaptation of a species to a new environment that can be achieved by the gain of an advantageous novel function. The importance of gene duplication in generating functional innovation is currently being revealed. In order to determine whether gene duplication plays...

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Main Author: Ames, Ryan
Other Authors: Lovell, Simon
Published: University of Manchester 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.553475