Overlapping gene
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overlapping-gene-295-15972715
title:
Overlapping gene
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An overlapping gene is a gene whose expressible nucleotide sequence partially overlaps with the expressible nucleotide sequence of another gene. In this way, a nucleotide sequence may make a contribution to the function of one or more gene products. Overlapping genes are present in and a fundamental feature of both cellular and viral genomes. The current definition of an overlapping gene varies significantly between eukaryotes, prokaryotes, and viruses. In prokaryotes and viruses overlap must be
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A gene whose sequence partially overlaps the reading frame of another gene
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlapping_gene
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2024-04-08T00:24:45Z
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