The fate of duplicated genes: loss or ne
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Wagner, Andreas (author)
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
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English
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Gene duplication events are important sources of novel gene functions. However, more often than not, a duplicate gene may lose its function and become a pseudogene. What is the relative frequency of these two scenarios: functional divergence versus gene loss? Given that most non-neutral mutations ar