When two is better than one.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Gene duplication and divergence has long been considered an important route to adaptation and phenotypic evolution. Reporting in Nature, Hittinger and Carroll (2007) provide the first clear example of adaptations in both regulatory regions and protein-coding regions after gene duplication. This combination of evolutionary changes appears to have resolved an adaptive conflict, leading to increased organismal fitness.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Babbitt, CC; Haygood, R; Wray, GA
Published Date
- October 2007
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 131 / 2
Start / End Page
- 225 - 227
PubMed ID
- 17956721
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1097-4172
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0092-8674
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.cell.2007.10.001
Language
- eng