Genes from scratch - the evolutionary fate of de novo genes

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 215-219

  Schlötterer, Christian ^a  

^a Institute of Populationsgenetik   (Austria)

Author keywords

De novo genes; Orphans; Population genetics; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DE NOVO GENE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIFE CYCLE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE GENETICS; REVIEW; RIBOSOME; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES; HUMANS;

EID: 84933178181     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: 13624555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2015.02.007     Document Type: Review

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