I think the question is whether there is a gene with intron in most species, but
without in one certain species. Is that right? Olfactory receptor is intronless
for all species.
Bruce Roe wrote:
> Alain,
> The olfactory receptor is a gene family that is intronless, to name
> just one. Check out:
> AUTHORS Glusman G, Clifton S, Roe B and Lancet D.
> TITLE Sequence analysis in the olfactory receptor gene cluster on human
> chromosome 17: recombinatorial events affecting receptor diversity
> JOURNAL Genomics 37 (2), 147-160 (1996)
> Cheers,
> --b.roe
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>> You write:
> => Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 18:18:56 +0000
> => From: Alain Bernot <bernot at genoscope.cns.fr>
> => Subject: genes without introns
> => Hi,
> =>
> => i am looking for exemples of genes which have been sequenced in
> => different vertebrate species, which are made of several exons and
> => introns in most of them, but which doesnt contain any intron in one
> => (or several) species. i am of course only interested in transcribed
> => and functional genes, not in pseudogenes.
> =>
> => thanks in advance,
> =>
> => alain bernot.
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