Abstract
The chromosome plasticity takes other forms. One of them is the change in function. Two major events are involved in this process: (1) the variation in the position and number of the DNA sequences along the chromosome; and (2) the way the chromosome message is modified after it has been released from the DNA. Both situations result in a functional message different from that written in the original chromosome sequence.
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Lima-de-Faria, A. (2003). Change in function. In: One Hundred Years of Chromosome Research and What Remains to be Learned. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0167-9_39
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