Quotes from the genome paper.

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@@ -64,9 +64,25 @@ Genome
    et al., 2008|biblio/19030770]], [[Denoeud et al., 2010|biblio/21097902]]).
    It is found in _Ciona_ but not in _C. elegans_ ()[[Martz et al.,
    2008|biblio/19030770]]. The major spliceosome is hypothethised to have evolved
-   to become more permissive in order to splice G*-AG sites ([[Denoeud et al., 2010|biblio/21097902]]).
+   to become more permissive in order to splice G*-AG sites.  ”A large fraction
+   (more than 10%) of the (...) introns displayed non-canonical (non GT-AG)
+   splice sites, whereas the usual proportion is around 1%-1.5% in other genomes”
+   ([[Denoeud et al., 2010|biblio/21097902]]).
  - Operons are enriched for houskeeping genes and depleted for developmental genes
    ([[Denoeud et al., 2010|biblio/21097902]]).
+ - “LTR retrotransposons account for a significant part of the indel polymorphism in the Oikopleura genome.”
+   “Tor-3G elements are frequently inserted into exons and can be transcribed
+    together with their host gene, although transcripts initiated in the LTR
+    are also detected (Figure S11).”
+   “The low allelic frequency of Tor-3G insertions is correlated with the
+    almost exclusive occurrence of heterozygous genotypes in the populations.
+    Moreover, experimental crosses between selected heterozygous parents for
+    the same insertion have thus far not resulted in homozygous offsprings.”
+    ([[Denoeud et al., 2010|biblio/21097902]]).
+ - ”Highly conserved elements (HCEs) lie around these developmental genes.”
+   “Spots of sequence ultraconservation are almost systematically located
+    in non coding regions, including introns that are larger than average
+    in such genes than in others.” ([[Denoeud et al., 2010|biblio/21097902]]).
 
 
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