tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447544468792389936.post6324765211767832102..comments2024-02-26T21:18:23.165-08:00Comments on CHIMERAS: Overlapping genes, nested genes, and antisense genes: how complex can genomes be?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09922888671399516573noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447544468792389936.post-67751067382718969042011-09-26T07:38:11.042-07:002011-09-26T07:38:11.042-07:00Yes, they were certainly "born" as a for...Yes, they were certainly "born" as a form of compression. Tiny organisms like viruses and bacteria survive on fast replication, hence they need a "small" DNA. As they got more complex, though, they needed more genes, hence they "compressed" them into the still small DNA. <br /><br />The thing I find fascinating is, why do we have them? I really think there's a lot to explore on what kind of function these overlapping genes have. In a way, they are "risky" because one mutation there carries its effect on multiple genes. <br /><br />I'll talk more about how they work in bacteria next week. Thanks for your comment!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09922888671399516573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7447544468792389936.post-64070077763489853052011-09-26T07:26:22.878-07:002011-09-26T07:26:22.878-07:00That's pretty interesting. In a certain sense ...That's pretty interesting. In a certain sense could the overlapping frames be said to be a form of compression?Steve Halterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160423930602205230noreply@blogger.com