Article
De novo origin of new genes with introns in Plasmodium vivax.
FEBS letters - 18 Feb 2011
Yang Zefeng, Huang Jinling
Abstract excerpt
The origin of new genes is critical for organisms adapting to new niches. Here, we present evidence for a recent de novo origin of at least 13 protein-coding genes in the genome of Plasmodium vivax. Although recently de novo originated genes have often been suggested to be initially intronless, f...
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