Exon definition as a potential negative force against intron losses in evolution
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Previous studies have indicated that the wide variation in intron density (the number of introns per gene) among different eukaryotes largely reflects varying degrees of intron loss during evolution. The most popular model, which sug...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-11-01
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| Series: | Biology Direct |
| Online Access: | http://www.biology-direct.com/content/3/1/46 |