Subfunctionalization
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the process in which paralogs partition the ancestral function, so that each performs only part of this function. Subfunctionalization can happen by degenerating reciprocal mutations (DDC model), or by positive selection for specialization (escape from adaptive conflict). (Studer 2009)
