New genes born by accident lead to evolutionary innovation
Friday, January 1, 2016 - 10:30
in Biology & Nature
Novel genes are continuously emerging during evolution, but what drives this process? A new study, published in PLOS Genetics, has found that the fortuitous appearance of certain combinations of elements in the genome can lead to the generation of new genes. This work was led by Jorge Ruiz-Orera and Mar Albà from Hospital del Mar […]