Genome evolution: where do new introns come from?
A new study reports creation of spliceosomal introns in multiple related fungal species by proliferation of cryptic elements. Resonances to a case in unrelated algae suggest such elements hold general answers to long-standing mysteries of intron evolution.
Department of Biology, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132, USA.
Scott William
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Roy
Manuel
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D016681:Genome, Fungal; D007438:Introns / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017381:Spliceosomes / Q000235:genetics*