The Hows and Whys

Laurence D. Hurst; Csaba Pál

doi:10.1042/BIO03101030

The Hows and Whys

Laurence D. Hurst, Csaba Pál

Institute of Biochemistry

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Abstract

In the majority of organisms, most gene knockouts have little or no affect on viability. Does this mean that most genes are dispensable to an organism? What are the underlying mechanisms of dispensability and why did dispensability evolve?

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	30-34
Number of pages	5
Journal	The Biochemist
Volume	31
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1042/BIO03101030
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2009

Keywords

enzymes
gene knockouts
isozymes
mutation rates
paralogs

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology

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