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Double Dutch for duplications

A new study presents a comprehensive global analysis of the evolution of segmental duplications in the human genome. The authors identify the origin of ancestral duplication loci, regions of clustered duplicons, and evidence supporting a punctuated model of evolution.

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Figure 1: Data flow for resolving segmentation duplications.

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Birney, E. Double Dutch for duplications. Nat Genet 39, 1303–1304 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng1107-1303

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