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Selection keeps an extra-close eye on multi-functional genes
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
Posted in adaptation, genomics, quantitative genetics
Tagged Drosophila melanogaster, mutation accumulation
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