dˈoʊvɚz ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ wʌz ɔnðɪ ˌɛvəlˈuːʃən ʌv dʒˈiːnz ænd dʒˈiːnoʊmz, pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli ðə kˈɑːmplɛks pɹˈɑːsɛsᵻz ðæt əkˈɜːɹ ɪn mˌʌltɪdʒˈiːn fˈæmɪliz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ɹˈɪbəsˌɑːməl ˌɑːɹɹˌɛnˈeɪ dʒˈiːnz.
Dover's research was on the evolution of genes and genomes, particularly the complex processes that occur in multigene families such as ribosomal RNA genes.