Gene Evolution: Getting Something from Nothing.

Curr Biol

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Published: July 2017

New genes arise from pre-existing genes, but some de novo origin from non-genic sequence also seems plausible. A new study has surprisingly concluded that 25% of random DNA sequences yield beneficial products when expressed in bacteria.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.05.056DOI Listing

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