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Selection keeps an extra-close eye on multi-functional genes

Posted on 6 May, 2014 by Jeremy Yoder

Genes that have roles in multiple traits—pleiotropic genes—have long been thought to be under stronger selection as a result of those multiple functions. The basic logic is that, when a gene produces a protein that has a lot of different … Continue reading →

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