Split Genes

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Genes All Cases of Genes are DNA Genes of Some Virus are RNA Genome and Plasmon Genes as a Unit of Recombination (Recon) Gene as a Unit of Mutation (Muton) Gene as a Unit of Function (Cistron) Numer of Genes Number of Nucleotides in Average Gene Duplication of Gene

Split Genes

Split Genes

It was formerly believed that a gene coding the synthesis of a particular polypeptide had a continuous sequence of nucleotides.

Among the first reports indicating that the DNA sequence coding for a polypeptide is not present continuously were provided by the 'hexon' gene of adenovirus and the ovalbumin gene of chickens.

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Gene Regulation Loci and Alleles Split Genes Hexon Gene Ovalbumin Gene β-Globin Gene Genes Within Genes (Overlapping Genes)

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