Intron Evolution and Information processing in the DNA polymerase α gene in spirotrichous ciliates: A hypothesis for interconversion between DNA and RNA deletion
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The somatic DNA molecules of spirotrichous ciliates are present as linear chromosomes containing mostly single-gene coding sequences with short 5' and 3' flanking regions. Only a few conserved motifs have been found in the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-02-01
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Series: | Biology Direct |
Online Access: | http://www.biology-direct.com/content/2/1/6 |