How do genes duplicate? – Genomics Zone

Question: How do genes duplicate?
- Keywords:
  duplication,
  gene
Asked by Xi xuan to Sharon on 8 Mar 2017.
- Xueyuan Jiang answered on 8 Mar 2017:
  
  Very good question! I can see a scientist in you because my mentor and I ask the same question everyday!
  
  Right now, we believe the most common mechanism is probably replication slippage, which means the DNA slipped during its routine replication, and made an extra copy of itself!