Mammalian genes can combine to make previously unknown mRNAs and proteins

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For decades, scientists have understood that each of the roughly 20,000 genes in the human body carries instructions for a single kind of protein. Now, researchers at Harvard Medical School have discovered that instructions from different genes—even those on different chromosomes

For decades, scientists have understood that each of the roughly 20,000 genes in the human body carries instructions for a single kind of protein. Now, researchers at Harvard Medical School have discovered that instructions from different genes—even those on different chromosomes This story matters for Science & Discovery readers tracking student. Reported by phys.org. Read the full original at the source link below.

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