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The gene is not dead, merely orphaned and seeking a home.

Evolution & development - 1 Jan 2000

Hall B K

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Despite announcements and obituaries, news of the death of the gene has been greatly exaggerated, or so says the gene as it struggles to survive and find a safe haven from which to steer its course through development and evolution. In this short piece, I consider recent claims that the gene is dead. I conclude that the gene is alive and well, living and functioning in the cell, which is both its natural home and...

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PMID: 11478519
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-142x.2001.003004225.x

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