Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Evolution of Yin and Yang isoforms of a chromatin remodeling subunit results in the creation of two genes
W. Xu, L. Long, Y. Zhao…·P. T. McGrath
This study shows that the nurf-1 gene in C. elegans split into two isoforms, Yin and Yang, which have opposing roles in gametogenesis and led to the creation of two separate genes.
DOI 10.7554/elife.48119