neofunctionalization
nounEtymology From neo- + functionalization.
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Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences The development of a new function of an existing group of genes by means of mutation.
- Therefore, BcMF26a/b may be the result of neofunctionalization during evolution.2015 July 9, “BcMF26a and BcMF26b Are Duplicated Polygalacturonase Genes with Divergent Expression Patterns and Functions in Pollen Development and Pollen Tube Formation in Brassica campestris”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
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