Genic regions of a large salamander genome contain long introns and novel genes

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Jeramiah J. Smith · University of Kentucky

Srikrishna Putta · University of Kentucky

Wei Zhu · Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Gerald M. Pao · Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Inder M. Verma · Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Tony Hunter · Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Susan V. Bryant

Abstract

This study shows that a large salamander genome has a correspondingly large genic component, primarily because genes have incredibly long introns. These intronic sequences may harbor novel coding and non-coding sequences that regulate biological processes that are unique to salamanders.

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Published in: BMC Genomics

Volume 10, Issue 1, pp. 19-19

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-10-19

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Genic regions of a large salamander genome contain long introns and novel genes

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