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Frameshifts and Introns

While frameshifts and introns are likely used by phages in other genes, we do not have any wet bench evidence to support their existence in any other genes at this time. Therefore, there should not be any other frameshifts in the annotation other than in the tail assembly chaperones, and there should not be any other introns other than in the Cluster J phages similar to LittleE or BAKA. If you have strong evidence for an intron ( a disruption in an essential gene, like the capsid or portal) please post! If you want to know if your phage has a findable frameshift, please also check the cluster specific annotation forums before posting.
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New frameshift in an A1 phage?
7 56 Jun 26, 2018
5:14 PM
Annotation advise: Frameshift in EA1
5 100 Apr 26, 2018
10:28 PM
Frameshift-C1
4 42 Apr 13, 2018
10:38 AM
Annotation advise: Frameshift in A4
4 43 Feb 21, 2018
2:21 PM
Annotation Advise: Frameshift  [Closed]
5 194 Feb 21, 2018
10:56 AM

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