Promoter-mediated diversification of transcriptional bursting dynamics following gene duplication [Cell Biology]

During the evolution of gene families, functional diversification of proteins often follows gene duplication. However, many gene families expand while preserving protein sequence. Why do cells maintain multiple copies of the same gene? Here we have addressed this question for an actin family with 17 genes encoding an identical protein....

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