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Abstract
RNA is complementary to the DNA sequence from which it is transcribed. Therefore, interactions between DNA and RNA provide a simple mechanism of genetic self-detection within nuclei. Imprinted RNAs could enable alleles of maternal and paternal origin to detect whether they are the same (homozygous) or different (heterozygous), and thereby provide strategic information about expected relatedness to siblings.Keywords: green beards; imprinting; inclusive fitness; relatedness; siRNA
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24132086 PMCID: PMC3871330 DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.0199
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biol Lett ISSN: 1744-9561 Impact factor: 3.703