Genes Encoding Xenobiotic Detoxification Proteins evolve by gene death, duplication and positive selection
Saadia Bahmmou, Sophie Fouchécourt, Philippe Monget
This study examines the evolution of drug-metabolizing genes across vertebrates, showing gene loss, duplication, and positive selection contribute to interspecies variability in drug metabolism.
bioRxiv · May 31, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology