ArticleGenes2010
Gene conversion and evolution of gene families: an overview.
Article in Genes, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.
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- Pulmonate slug evolution is reflected in the de novo genome of Arion vulgaris Moquin-Tandon, 1855.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Identification and expression analysis of GARP superfamily genes in response to nitrogen and phosphorus stress in Spirodela polyrhiza.BMC plant biology · 2022Article
- Genome-Wide Analysis of the MADS-Box Gene Family in Maize: Gene Structure, Evolution, and Relationships.Genes · 2021Article
- Identification of Wild-TypeInsects · 2021Article
- Visual pigment evolution in Characiformes: The dynamic interplay of teleost whole-genome duplication, surviving opsins and spectral tuning.Molecular ecology · 2020Article
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- Long read sequencing reveals poxvirus evolution through rapid homogenization of gene arrays.eLife · 2018Article
- Teleost Fish-Specific Preferential Retention of Pigmentation Gene-Containing Families After Whole Genome Duplications in Vertebrates.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2018Article
- Discovery of gorilla MHC-C expressing C1 ligand for KIR.Immunogenetics · 2018Article
- Concurrent action of purifying selection and gene conversion results in extreme conservation of the major stress-inducible Hsp70 genes in mammals.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Genomic Environment Impacts Color Vision Evolution in a Family with Visually Based Sexual Selection.Genome biology and evolution · 2017Article
- Ancient and Recent Duplications Support Functional Diversity of Daphnia Opsins.Journal of molecular evolution · 2017Article
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- Detecting regular sound changes in linguistics as events of concerted evolution.Current biology : CB · 2015Article
- Family size evolution in Drosophila chemosensory gene families: a comparative analysis with a critical appraisal of methods.Genome biology and evolution · 2014Article
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Abstract
The importance of gene conversion for the evolution of gene families is reviewed. Four problems concerning gene conversion, i.e., concerted evolution, generation of useful variation, deleterious effects, and relation to neofunctionalization, are discussed by surveying reported examples of evolving gene families. Emphasis is given toward understanding interactive effects of gene conversion and natural selection.
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