Nucleic Acids Research, 1988, Vol. 16, No. 21 9893-9908
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SURVEY AND SUMMARIES |
A survey on intron and exon lengths
Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK
Received July 15, 1988. Accepted September 23, 1988.
The lengths of introns and exons in various parts of genes of vertebrates, insects, plants and fungi are tabulated. Differences between the various groups of organisms are apparent. The results are discussed and support the idea that, generally speaking, introns were present in primitive genomes, though in some cases they may have been inserted into pre-existing genes.
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