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'''Tandem chimerism''' is the phenomenon where two consecutive genes are transcribed into a single [[Biology:RNA|RNA]] molecule.<ref>Parra et al., Tandem chimerism as a means to increase protein complexity in the human genome, Genome Research, 2006 {{PubMed|16344564}}</ref> The translation (after splicing) of such RNAs can lead to a new, fused [[Biology:Protein|protein]], having parts from both original proteins.<ref>Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation: NOD2/CARD15 / Julia Brenmoehl, ErnstHoller, and Gerhard Rogler</ref><ref>Role of natural killer cells and killer immunoglobulin-like receptor polymorphisms: association of HLA and KIRs / M. Tevfik Dorak</ref><ref>Identification of bone marrow derived nonhematopoietic cells ... by Meral Beksac, Contributor Meral Beksac, Published by Humana Press, 2007 {{ISBN|1-58829-595-8}}, {{ISBN|978-1-58829-595-8}}</ref>

==References==
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* Akiva et al., ''Transcription-mediated gene fusion in the human genome'', Genome Research, 2006

==External links==
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16344564 ''Parra et al., Tandem Chimerism as a means to increase protein complexity in the human genome'']

[[Category:Genetics]]



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