Histone genes are unusual among eukaryotic genes because they do not have introns, and histone mRNAs do

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Histone genes are unusual among eukaryotic genes because they do not have introns, and histone mRNAs do not have poly (A) tails (see Chapter 24). Moreover, in almost all eukaryotes, histone genes are arranged in multiple tandem domains, each domain carrying one copy of each of the five histone genes. Explain these features in terms of the special requirements for histone synthesis.

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Biochemistry Concepts and Connections

ISBN: 978-0321839923

1st edition

Authors: Dean R. Appling, Spencer J. Anthony Cahill, Christopher K. Mathews

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