The spread of the first introns in proto-eukaryotic paralogs

Analysis of ancestral intron positions in two large sets of duplicated gene families suggests that introns may have originated earlier on in eukaryogenesis, before other complex eukaryotic features were established.

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Main Authors: Julian Vosseberg, Michelle Schinkel, Sjoerd Gremmen, Berend Snel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03426-5
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description Analysis of ancestral intron positions in two large sets of duplicated gene families suggests that introns may have originated earlier on in eukaryogenesis, before other complex eukaryotic features were established.
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spelling doaj.art-826628e2cfdb456fbf8bf360df30b9d22022-12-22T03:25:54ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Biology2399-36422022-05-01511910.1038/s42003-022-03426-5The spread of the first introns in proto-eukaryotic paralogsJulian Vosseberg0Michelle Schinkel1Sjoerd Gremmen2Berend Snel3Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht UniversityTheoretical Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht UniversityTheoretical Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht UniversityTheoretical Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht UniversityAnalysis of ancestral intron positions in two large sets of duplicated gene families suggests that introns may have originated earlier on in eukaryogenesis, before other complex eukaryotic features were established.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03426-5
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title The spread of the first introns in proto-eukaryotic paralogs
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