Genetic redundancy

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Most genes in vertebrate genome exist in several versions that were once identical. The related genes often remain functionally interchangable for many purposes. This phenomenon is called genetic redundancy.


References

Molecular Biology of the Cell (2008) B.Alberts et al. Garland Science, New York p39

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