What is a chimeric gene? - MOLBIOL 2C03

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A chimeric gene is one in which the regulatory and coding sequences are derived from two or more genes, and combined in a novel manner. Combining the regulatory code from sequences from one gene and the regulatory sequences from another often results in a gain of function allele due to ectopic expression.

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slowtyper237 1 year, 9 months ago
i don't really understand the jargon, but I think it means if you combine the dna from two or more genes, you get a new gene with new effects?

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