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Phrases with «gene duplication»

Gene duplication refers to the process in which a gene makes a copy of itself, resulting in two or more identical genes. This phenomenon can occur naturally during evolution or through certain genetic mechanisms. Gene duplication is important as it allows for potential changes and adaptations in organisms, which can contribute to the diversity of life on Earth. Full definition

Sentences with «gene duplication»

  • Other recent work has questioned the consequences of gene duplications in flowering plants as well. (sciencemag.org)
  • The long - term scientific goal of this project is aimed at determining the role of hominoid - and human - specific gene duplications during brain development and evolution. (polleuxlab.com)
  • We found an excess of gene duplications in the East African lineage compared to tilapia and other teleosts, an abundance of non-coding element divergence, accelerated coding sequence evolution, expression divergence associated with transposable element insertions, and regulation by novel microRNAs. (hjnoh.com)
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