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Origin and Evolution of Genes in Eukaryotes: Mechanisms, Dynamics, and Functional Implications.

Salvatore Saccone, Desiree Brancato, Francesca Bruno, Elvira Coniglio, Valentina Sturiale, Concetta Federico

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Review in Genes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. New microbes and new infections · 2026
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  7. Special Issue "Human Traits and Genomics: An Integrative Perspective".International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  8. Potential Link Between a DisruptiveInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  11. Metabolic modeling of host-microbe interactions.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Salvatore SacconeDepartment of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7568-5823
Desiree BrancatoDepartment of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-2513-1349
Francesca BrunoDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Kore University of Enna, 94100 Enna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2704-0013
Elvira ConiglioDepartment of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.
Valentina SturialeDepartment of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4666-0608
Concetta FedericoDepartment of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The origin and evolution of genes are central themes in evolutionary biology and genomics, shedding light on how molecular innovations shape biological complexity and adaptation. This review explores the principal mechanisms underlying gene emergence in eukaryotes, including gene duplication, de novo gene birth, horizontal gene transfer, viral gene domestication, and exon shuffling. We examine the population dynamics that govern the fixation of new genes, their functional integration, and the selective forces acting upon them-from purifying selection to adaptive innovation. Examples such as

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EukaryotaEvolution, MolecularAnimalsGene DuplicationGene Transfer, HorizontalHumansSelection, Geneticcompositional genome organizationde novo gene birthevolutionary innovationfunctional diversificationgene duplicationneofunctionalizationnuclear architectureorphan genesselection and driftsubfunctionalization

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PMID40565594
PMCPMC12193501

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