Putative gene

A putative gene is an alignment segment of DNA that is believed to be a gene. Putative genes can share sequence similarities to already characterized genes and thus can be inferred to share a similar function, yet the exact function of putative genes remains unknown.[1] Newly identified sequences are considered putative gene candidates when homologs of those sequences are found to be associated with the phenotype of interest.[2]

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  2. ^ Mishima K, Hirao T, Tsubomura M, Tamura M, Kurita M, Nose M, et al. (April 2018). "Identification of novel putative causative genes and genetic marker for male sterility in Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica D.Don)". BMC Genomics. 19 (1): 277. doi:10.1186/s12864-018-4581-5. PMC 5914023. PMID 29685102.