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A potential role for U1 RNA genes in gene duplication and conversion events
Author(s) -
Latchman David S.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(88)80274-6
Subject(s) - gene duplication , gene , genetics , biology , caenorhabditis elegans , homology (biology)
A gene encoding U1 snRNA has been identified in Caenorhabditis elegans by homology to the human U1 gene. The gene lies at the boundary of a duplication event also involving the small heat shock protein genes. The possible role of the U1 sequence in mediating the duplication event is discussed.