Journal article
Molecular Polymorphism and Divergence of Duplicated Genes in Tetraploid African Clawed Frogs (Xenopus)
Abstract
Genome duplication creates redundancy in proteins and their interaction networks, and subsequent smaller-scale gene duplication can further amplify genetic redundancy. Mutations then lead to the loss, maintenance or functional divergence of duplicated genes. Genome duplication occurred many times in African clawed frogs (genus Xenopus), and almost all extant species in this group evolved from a polyploid ancestor. To better understand the …
Authors
Evans BJ; Kwon T
Journal
Cytogenetic and Genome Research, Vol. 145, No. 3-4, pp. 243–252
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
2015
DOI
10.1159/000431108
ISSN
1424-8581