Selection drives functional evolution of large enzyme families

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 07:00 in Biology & Nature

Researchers at Umeå University, together with researchers at the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, show in a new study how natural selection drives functional evolution of a large protein family in conifer trees. The study sheds light on the mechanisms and adaptive significance of gene family evolution.

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