Did you know that a large number of ... disease-related genes that were previously unknown. Current research aims to identify the functional mechanisms by which copy number variation cause diseases.

the existence of gene families indicates that duplications of genetic material can experience positive selection. Because the study of copy number variations is a relatively new area of genetic ...

Researchers from Monash University and the University of Melbourne found the rapid adaptation of invasive plants is driven by their ability to gain and lose genes, a phenomenon known as "copy ...