The rapid generation of chimerical genes expanding protein diversity in zebrafish

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Variation of gene number among species indicates that there is a general process of new gene origination. One of the major mechanism providing raw materials for the origin of new genes is gene duplication. Retroposition, as a special...

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Main Authors: Zou Ming, Chen Ming, Fu Beide, Long Manyuan, He Shunping
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/657