Difference between revisions of "In-Paralog"

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Diagram depicting evolutionary relationship between orthologs, in-paralogs and out-paralogs

In-paralogous genes are a special case of homologous genes shared between two species. These genes are

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	[[Image:otu.png\|thumb\|right\|500px\|Diagram depicting evolutionary relationship between orthologs, in-paralogs and out-paralogs]]		[[Image:otu.png\|thumb\|right\|500px\|Diagram depicting evolutionary relationship between orthologs, in-paralogs and out-paralogs]]

−	~~Genes arising from gene duplication in~~ a ~~given~~ species ~~without any intervening speciation event~~. ~~Paralogous~~ genes tend to have different functions and contribute to the overall genetic diversity of an organism. However, paralogs can sometimes undergo a phenomenon known as gene conversion, where one paralog's sequence is converted by another, making them identical.	+	In-paralogous genes are a special case of homologous genes shared between two species. These genes are