Nels and Vincent explore the evolution of new protein-coding genes de novo from noncoding DNA sequences, using the antifreeze protein of northern codfish as a model.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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- Evolution of antifreeze protein gene in codfish (PNAS) 4:13
- Codfish diversity (Cheng lab) 10:03
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