Evolutionary conservation of alternative splicing in chicken.
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SUBMITTER: Katyal S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3726401 | biostudies-literature | 2007
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Evolutionary conservation of alternative splicing in chicken.
Katyal S S Gao Z Z Liu R-Z RZ Godbout R R
Cytogenetic and genome research 20070101 1-4
Alternative splicing represents a source of great diversity for regulating protein expression and function. It has been estimated that one-third to two-thirds of mammalian genes are alternatively spliced. With the sequencing of the chicken genome and analysis of transcripts expressed in chicken tissues, we are now in a position to address evolutionary conservation of alternative splicing events in chicken and mammals. Here, we compare chicken and mammalian transcript sequences of 41 alternativel ...[more]
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