The below mentioned article provides a note on overlapping genes. It is now becoming apparent that in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes a nucleotide sequence can code for more than one protein. The nucleotide sequence of a gene may be translated into a complete polypeptide chain. Then a part of the same sequence may also code for another protein of a [...]
In this article we will discuss about the mapping of rII locus in T4. The wild type T4 phage produces small plaques with rough edges on both strains B and K of E. coli. The r mutants (rapid lysis) are easily distinguished by their large, sharp-edged plaques. The wild type phage do not lyse and release progeny phage as rapidly [...]
In this article we will discuss about the introduction and intron, exon structure of split genes. Introduction to Split Genes: It has been generally believed that a gene is a continuous, uninterrupted sequence of nucleotides which codes for a single polypeptide chain. Some recent work has shown that this may not always be so. The sequences of some eukaryotic genes [...]