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Origin of Genes
Pages 8-13

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Key Terms

  • intron positions
  • exon shuffling
  • ancient conserved
  • exon theory
  • conserved regions

  • amino acid
  • polypeptide chain
  • protein structure
  • acid residues
  • cold spring

  • intron position
  • compact regions
  • proteins actually
  • protein structures
  • theories predict

  • repeated using
  • arguments detect
  • conserved proteins
  • gene structure
  • affect protein

  • possibly moved
  • genetic recombination
  • positions based
  • obey random
  • eukaryotic counterparts

  • enzymes probably
  • involve selection


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