Conservation of alternative polyadenylation patterns in mammalian genes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Alternative polyadenylation is a widespread mechanism contributing to transcript diversity in eukaryotes. Over half of mammalian genes are alternatively polyadenylated. Our understanding of poly(A) site evolution is limited by the la...

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Main Authors: Benech Philippe, Ritchie William, Lopez Fabrice, Ara Takeshi, Gautheret Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/7/189