Introns Early vs Introns Late
Walter Gilbert proposed that introns
arose early and bridged the gaps between the RNA genes in an RNA world
Jeffrey Palmer - Says Introns appear
late in evolution and that the intron bridging gaps are coincidental.
Intron Splicing - Occurs during
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