Newly evolved genes in the human lineage are functional.
Trends Genet
; 39(4): 235-236, 2023 04.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36774242
ABSTRACT
Genes restricted to a given species or lineage are mysterious. Many emerged de novo from ancestral noncoding genomic regions rather than from pre-existing genes. A new study by Vakirlis and colleagues shows that, in humans, many of these are associated with phenotypic effects, accelerating our understanding of their functional importance.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hominidae
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Evolution, Molecular
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Trends Genet
Journal subject:
GENETICA
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article