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for a nested gene differs greatly from the coding sequence for its external host gene. Typically, nested genes and their host genes encode functionally unrelated proteins, and have different
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contains a relatively high proportion of nested intronic genes. It is predicted to contain at least 158 functional intronic nested genes, with an additional 212
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genomes. As with intronic nested genes, nonintronic nested genes typically do not share functions or expression patterns with their host genes.
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Genes nested opposite the coding sequences of their host genes are very rare, and have been observed in
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genes nested in intronic regions. These genes seem to be distributed randomly across all
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of a larger gene, and occurs relatively frequently, especially in the introns of
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Yu P.; Ma D.; Xu M. (October 2005). "Nested genes in the human genome".
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whose entire coding sequence lies within the bounds (between the
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genes which lie opposite the coding sequence of a larger gene
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Index

gene
start codon
stop codon
coding sequence
expression patterns
intron
intronic region
metazoans
eukaryotes
bacteria
archaea
human genome
pseudogenes
snoRNA
chromosomes
prokaryotes
S. cerevisiae
Tetrahymena thermophila
metazoan
Overlapping gene
Genetic code
RNA splicing
Alternative splicing



"An Overview of Nested Genes in Eukaryotic Genomes"
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10.1128/EC.00143-09
PMC

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