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.

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Duke Authors

Wray, Gregory Allan

Cited Authors

Babbitt, CC; Haygood, R; Wray, GA

Published Date

October 2007

Published In

Cell

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

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