Molecular evolution: Recent cases of spliceosomal intron gain?

John M Logsdon; Arlin Stoltzfus; W.Ford Doolittle

doi:10.1016/S0960-9822(07)00361-2

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Molecular evolution: Recent cases of spliceosomal intron gain?

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Molecular evolution: Recent cases of spliceosomal intron gain?

John M Logsdon, Arlin Stoltzfus and W.Ford Doolittle

Current biology, Vol.8(16), pp.R560-R563

07/1998

DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(07)00361-2

PMID: 9707398

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Abstract

The 'introns-late' theory holds that spliceosomal introns have been added to genes during eukaryotic evolution. Few clear examples of recent intron gains have been well documented, but two such cases have now been reported, one with possible identification of the source of the intron.

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Title: Subtitle: Molecular evolution: Recent cases of spliceosomal intron gain?
Creators: John M Logsdon
Arlin Stoltzfus
W.Ford Doolittle
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Current biology, Vol.8(16), pp.R560-R563
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(07)00361-2
PMID: 9707398
ISSN: 0960-9822
eISSN: 1879-0445
Language: English
Date published: 07/1998
Academic Unit: Biology
Record Identifier: 9984217540702771

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