Phase distribution of spliceosomal introns: implications for intron origin

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The origin of spliceosomal introns is the central subject of the introns-early versus introns-late debate. The distribution of intron phases is non-uniform, with an excess of phase-0 introns. Introns-early explains this by speculatin...

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Main Authors: Yoshihama Maki, Nguyen Hung D, Kenmochi Naoya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/6/69