Redundant gene functions and natural selection

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-16

  Wagner, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canalization; Development; Gene networks; Genetic redundancy

Indexed keywords

GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DRIFT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NATURAL SELECTION; REDUNDANT GENE FUNCTION;

FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GENETICS; NATURAL SELECTION;

EID: 0032921497     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00008.x     Document Type: Article

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