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Shashi Kant1, Ashima Bagaria, S Ramakumar

  • 1School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, 625021, Madurai, India.

Summary

Researchers discovered a DNA-binding motif, similar to eukaryotic homeodomains, in bacteria. This finding suggests a shared evolutionary origin for DNA-binding proteins across different life forms.

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