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 [1].

References

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


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