Unexpected conserved non-coding DNA blocks in mammals

被引：16
作者：
Gaffney, DJ [1 ]
Keightley, PD [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Edinburgh, Sch Biol Sci, Ashworth Labs, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, Midlothian, Scotland
来源：
TRENDS IN GENETICS | 2004年 / 20卷 / 08期
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D O I：
10.1016/j.tig.2004.06.011
中图分类号：
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号：
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要：
The significance of non-coding DNA is a longstanding riddle in the study of molecular evolution. Using a comparative genomics approach, Dermitzakis and colleagues have recently shown that at least some noncoding sequence, frequently ignored as meaningless noise, might bear the signature of natural selection. If functional, it could mark a turning point in the way we think about the evolution of the genome.
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