The idea of genes as beads on a DNA string is fast fading. Protein-coding sequences have no clear beginning or end and RNA is a key part of the information package, reports Helen Pearson.
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Pearson, H. What is a gene?. Nature 441, 398–401 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/441398a
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