Article
Divergence of exonic splicing elements after gene duplication and the impact on gene structures.
Genome biology - 1 Jan 2009
Zhang Zhenguo, Zhou Li, Wang Ping, Liu Yang, Chen Xianfeng, Hu Landian, Kong Xiangyin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The origin of new genes and their contribution to functional novelty has been the subject of considerable interest. There has been much progress in understanding the mechanisms by which new genes originate. Here we examine a novel way that new gene structures could originate, namely through the evolution of new alternative splicing isoforms after gene duplication. RESULTS: We studied the divergence of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
