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De novo genes may emerge and evolve into protein coding genes (C) from non-coding sequences (A) through one of several intermediate steps (B). Left - a novel non-coding RNA becomes transcribed after a new promoter (green) is recruited. Right - a “cryptic” ORF (blue) is present prior to the origin of transcription.
