Group II introns break new boundaries: presence in a bilaterian's genome
Group II introns break new boundaries: presence in a bilaterian's genome
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Group II introns are ribozymes, removing themselves from their primary transcripts, as well as mobile genetic elements, transposing via an RNA intermediate, and are thought to be the ancestors of spliceosomal introns. Although common in bacteria and most eukaryotic organelles, they have never been reported in any bilaterian animal genome, organella...
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Group II introns break new boundaries: presence in a bilaterian's genome
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1312181827
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1312181827
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0001488
