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 Transcription

Review Translation

Protein Insertion

 


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