Intervening sequences exhibit distinct vocabulary
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serval:BIB_F2A177969236
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Intervening sequences exhibit distinct vocabulary
Journal
Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
ISSN
0739-1102 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
12/1986
Volume
4
Number
3
Pages
391-400
Notes
Journal Article --- Old month value: Dec
Abstract
Little is known about the origin and function of eukaryotic introns. Application of a novel linguistic approach to the analysis of intervening sequences reveals, however, that they exhibit a specific non-random vocabulary whose major feature is the utilization of mirror-symmetrical words ("mirrorrim"). Introns also manifest a significant tendency to avoid local complementarities. Possible biological implications of the corresponding loop regions in the RNA transcripts are discussed.
Keywords
Animals
Base Sequence
Dna
Humans
*Introns
Rna
Pubmed
Web of science
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