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neofunctionalization
noun
The development of a new function of an existing group of genes
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Duplication of SWEET11 was most likely followed by neofunctionalization as evidenced by divergent expression patterns.
One class of models to explain duplicate retention invokes sub- or neofunctionalization, whereas others focus on sharing of gene dosage.
Integrative genomic and transcriptomic analyses suggested that change in gene expression and neofunctionalization of capsaicin synthase have shaped capsaicinoid biosynthesis.
The major mechanisms by which duplicated genes are preserved in the face of purifying selection are thought to be neofunctionalization, subfunctionalization, and increased gene dosage.
Diversification processes include sub-functionalization, where paralogs retain a subset of their ancestral functions, and neofunctionalization, where duplicated proteins acquire new functions38.
The first duplication was followed by a subfunctionalization of gene expression, then neofunctionalization of protein function to yield a c/A-Myb progenitor.
Our results show that gene duplication, neofunctionalization, and positive selection provide the mechanism for biochemical adaptation in plant defense.
The duplicated genes may be examples of gene neofunctionalization.
Functional studies of these derived features will provide the strongest evidence for neofunctionalization in Xinα.
Neofunctionalization for four pairs.
Neofunctionalization can be classified into two types: " stricto sensu" neofunctionalization and micro-neofunctionalization.
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