--- res: bibo_abstract: - Having an extra copy of a gene is thought to provide some functional redundancy, which results in a higher rate of evolution in duplicated genes. In this article, we estimate the impact of gene duplication on the selection of tuf paralogs, and we find that in the absence of gene conversion, tuf paralogs have evolved significantly slower than when gene conversion has been a factor in their evolution. Thus, tuf gene copies evolve under a selective pressure that ensures their functional uniformity, and gene conversion reduces selection against amino acid substitutions that affect the function of the encoded protein, EF-Tu.@eng bibo_authorlist: - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Fyodor foaf_name: Fyodor Kondrashov foaf_surname: Kondrashov foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=44FDEF62-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 orcid: 0000-0001-8243-4694 - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Tatiana foaf_name: Gurbich, Tatiana A foaf_surname: Gurbich - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Peter foaf_name: Vlasov, Peter K foaf_surname: Vlasov bibo_doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2007.03.002 bibo_issue: '5' bibo_volume: 23 dct_date: 2007^xs_gYear dct_publisher: Elsevier@ dct_title: Selection for functional uniformity of tuf duplicates in γ-proteobacteria@ ...