overlapping genes

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overlapping genes

two or more GENES in which the NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE of part or all of one gene overlaps with that of the next gene. It may be that the genes are translated (see TRANSLATION in different reading frames (see OPEN READING FRAME), or in the same reading frame but using different initiation and termination signals for translation. In these ways the coding capacity of the genetic material can be maximized, giving more than one gene product.

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New findings indicate that the role of genes and our understanding of inheritance are all the more complex, with RNA playing a greater role than expected, sections of DNA coding for more than one protein, overlapping genes, single genes being located on multiple chromosomes, and epigenetic inheritance (Pearson, 2006; Pennisi, 2007; Flannery, 2010).

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Overlapping genes are emphasized as evidence of deliberate design, while the fact that these genes are a tiny minority of cases, often at the very ends of genes in genomes under extreme pressure, is downplayed.