Chimeric gene

Chimeric genes are genes that are made of parts from different sources.

How are they produced?[edit | edit source]

These genes are formed through the combination of portions of two or more coding sequences to produce new genes, called mutations.

Chimeric RNAs comprise exons from two or more different genes and have the potential to encode novel proteins that alter cellular phenotypes.

These mutations are distinct from fusion genes which merge whole sequences into a single reading frame and often retain their original functions.

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