The large majority of intergenic sites in bacteria are selectively constrained, even when known regulatory elements are excluded
Harry A Thorpe, Sion C Bayliss, Laurence D Hurst, Edward J Feil
The study estimates that most intergenic sites in bacteria are under selective constraint, even when excluding known regulatory elements, highlighting limited understanding of intergenic region functionality.
bioRxiv · Aug 29, 2016Genomics