Intron and gene size expansion during nervous system evolution

Intron and gene size expansion during nervous system evolution

Abstract Background The evolutionary radiation of animals was accompanied by extensive expansion of gene and genome sizes, increased isoform diversity, and complexity of regulation. Results Here we show that the longest genes are enriched for expression in neuronal tissues of diverse vertebrates and...

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Main Authors: Matthew J. McCoy, Andrew Z. Fire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Genome evolution
Gene size
Intron size
Nervous system evolution
Long genes
Long introns
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-6760-4

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