Synteny-based analyses indicate that sequence divergence is not the main source of orphan genes
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.53500
Abstract: The origin of ‘orphan’ genes, species-specific sequences that lack detectable homologues, has remained mysterious since the dawn of the genomic era. There are two dominant explanations for orphan genes: complete sequence divergence from ancestral genes,… read more here.
Keywords: sequence divergence; complete divergence; orphan genes; divergence ... See more keywords