Understanding how genotypes map onto phenotypes, fitness, and eventually organisms is
arguably the next major missing piece in a fully predictive theory of evolution. We refer to this …

Copy number variation through gene or chromosome amplification provides a route for rapid
phenotypic variation and supports the long-term evolution of gene functions. Although the …

Gene duplication is recognized as a critical process in genome evolution; however, many
questions about this process remain unanswered. Although gene duplicability has been …

Background Gene duplication is an important process for genome expansion, sometimes
allowing for new gene functions to develop. Duplicate genes can be retained through …

Autism susceptibility candidate 2 (AUTS2) is a neurodevelopmental regulator associated
with an autosomal dominant intellectual disability syndrome, AUTS2 syndrome, and is …

Background Gene duplication is an important process in evolution. What causes some
genes to be retained after duplication and others to be lost is a process not well understood …

The faster rate of evolution of duplicated genes relative to singletons has been well
documented in multiple lineages. This observation has generally been attributed to a …

The variation of genome content and structure across the tree of life is astounding and can
provide clues to understand the process of evolution. Overall, this helps us understand the …

Arabidopsis thaliana and Brassica rapa are in the same evolutionary lineage, although the
latter experienced an additional whole genome triplication event. Therefore, it would be …

Inducer of CBF Expression 1 (ICE1) is a MYC-like basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription
factor in Arabidopsis thaliana. ICE1 interacts with or subjects to be post-translational …