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Evolutionary implications of intron-exon distribution and the properties and sequences of the RPL10A gene in eukaryotes.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Mar 2013
Del Campo Eva M, Casano Leonardo M, Barreno Eva
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The RPL10A gene encodes the RPL10 protein, required for joining 40S and 60S subunits into a functional 80S ribosome. This highly conserved gene, ubiquitous across all eukaryotic super-groups, is characterized by a variable number of spliceosomal introns, present in most organisms. These properties facilitate the recognition of orthologs among distant taxa and thus comparative studies of sequences as well as the...
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