When introns were first discovered, they were thought to be genetic junkthat is, sequences without any useful
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When introns were first discovered, they were thought to be genetic “junk”—that is, sequences without any useful function. In fact, they appeared to be worse than junk because they actually interrupted the coding sequences of genes. However, among eukaryotes, introns are pervasive and anything that is pervasive in biology usually has a function. What function might introns have? What benefit might they confer on an organism?
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Principles of Genetics
ISBN: 978-1119142287
7th edition
Authors: D. Peter Snustad, Michael J. Simmons
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