Direct Evidence of the GC-NSF(a) Hypothesis on Creation of an Entirely New Gene/Protein (IMAGE)

Bentham Science Publishers

Direct Evidence of the GC-NSF(a) Hypothesis on Creation of an Entirely New Gene/Protein

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The hypothesis assumes that an entirely new gene is produced from the non-stop frame on the antisense strand of a GC-rich gene after gene duplication, followed by the accumulation of base substitutions to produce a mature novel GC-rich gene.

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Dr. Kenji Ikehara, Dr. Ryoko Oi, Bentham Science Publishers

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