A survey on intron and exon lengths

作者：John D. Hawkin · 发表于：Nucleic Acids Research · 年份：1988 · DOI：10.1093/nar/16.21.9893 · 被引用次数：560 · 研究领域：RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms、RNA Research and Splicing、Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics

The lengths of introns and exons in various parts of genes of vertebrates, insects, plants and fungi are tabulated. Differences between the various groups of organisms are apparent. The results are discussed and support the idea that, generally speaking, introns were present in primitive genomes, though in some cases they may have been inserted into pre-existing genes.