Short homologous sequences are strongly associated with the generation of chimeric RNAs in eukaryotes

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-65

  Li, Xin ^a   Zhao, Li ^a   Jiang, Huifeng ^a   Wang, Wen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Chimeric RNAs; Complexity of transcriptome; Short homologous sequences; Trans Splicing; Transcriptional slippage

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MICE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANS-SPLICING;

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 59849091728     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-008-9187-0     Document Type: Article

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