small ORFs: A new class of essential genes for development
Genes that contain small open reading frames (smORFs) constitute a new group of eukaryotic genes and are expected to represent 5% of the Drosophila melanogaster transcribed genes. In this review we provide a historical perspective of their recent discovery, describe their general mechanism and discu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572015000300278&lng=en&tlng=en |