Peterson, Kevin; Beavan, Alan; Chabot, Peter J; McPeek, Mark A; Pisani, Davide; Fromm, Bastian; Simakov, Oleg (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-12-03)
Whole-genome duplications (WGDs) have long been considered the causal mechanism underlying dramatic increases to
morphological complexity due to the neo-functionalization of paralogs generated during these events. Nonetheless, an
alternative hypothesis suggests that behind the retention of most paralogs is not neo-functionalization, but instead the
degree of the inter-connectivity of the intended ...