De novo ORFs in Drosophila are important to organismal fitness and evolved rapidly from previously non-coding sequences.
How non-coding DNA gives rise to new protein-coding genes (de novo genes) is not well understood. Recent work has revealed the origins and functions of a few de novo genes, but common principles governing the evolution or biological roles of these genes are unknown. To better define these principles...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3798262?pdf=render |