Why is "Subfunctionalization" trending?
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- Date: 2026-05-05 23:49:55
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This topic has appeared in the English Wikipedia rankings 1 time. It first appeared on 2026-05-05 and was most recently seen on 2026-05-05.
Wikipedia Overview
Subfunctionalization was proposed by Stoltzfus (1999) and Force et al. (1999) as one of the possible outcomes of functional divergence that occurs after a gene duplication event, in which pairs of genes that originate from duplication, or paralogs, take on separate functions. Subfunctionalization is a neutral mutation process of constructive neutral evolution; meaning that no new adaptations are formed. During the process of gene duplication paralogs simply undergo a division of labor by retaining different parts (subfunctions) of their original ancestral function. This partitioning event occurs because of segmental gene silencing leading to the formation of paralogs that are no longer duplicates, because each gene only retains a single function. The ancestral gene was capable of performing both functions and the descendant duplicate genes can now only perform one of the original ancestral functions.
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Unlike LsatNRC0, Ast-LsatNRC1 is genetically linked to NRC-S in lettuce. - PLOS
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The subfunctionalization of shox and shox2 paralogs in shark highlights both shared and distinct developmental mechanisms of branchial arches and fins - Frontiers
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Evolution and subfunctionalization of CIPK6 homologous genes in regulating cotton drought resistance - Nature
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Preferential subfunctionalization of slow-evolving genes after allopolyploidization in Xenopus laevis - PNAS
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Subfunctionalization versus neofunctionalization after whole-genome duplication - Nature
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Pineapple peel's red secret: Scientists uncover the molecular mechanism behind its color - EurekAlert!
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Subfunctionalization contributes to the evolution of NRC3c. - PLOS
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Gene duplication and the origin of novel proteins - PNAS
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Subfunctionalization of the Ruby2 Ruby1 gene cluster during the domestication of citrus - Nature
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Molecular mechanisms involved in functional macroevolution of plant transcription factors - Wiley & Sons
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New Genetic Information Proposals Fail - Answers in Genesis
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Scientists uncover the molecular mechanism behind pineapple peel coloration - Phys.org
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Gene duplication and the evolution of moonlighting proteins - Frontiers
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Transcriptional silencing functions of the yeast protein Orc1/Sir3 subfunctionalized after gene duplication - PNAS
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Acquisition of new function through gene duplication in the metallocarboxypeptidase family - Nature
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Neofunctionalization of young duplicate genes in Drosophila - PNAS
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Evolution of the fish heart by sub/neofunctionalization of an elastin gene - Nature
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Open and closed evolutionary paths for drastic morphological changes, involving serial gene duplication, sub-functionalization and selection - Nature
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Diversification and evolution of the SDG gene family in Brassica rapa after the whole genome triplication - Nature
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The AMPK system of salmonid fishes was expanded through genome duplication and is regulated by growth and immune status in muscle - Nature
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