Talk:Chimera (molecular biology)
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Please check
I created the article, but since my study of biology ended in high school, I'd really appreciate it if an expert doublechecked it. Clarityfiend (talk) 07:33, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
Merge to Fusion protein?
Should this page merge to Fusion protein? D O N D E groovily Talk to me 01:58, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
: This article is about cDNA (nucleic acid polymers) whereas fusion protein is about proteins (amino acid polymer). Also an EST corresponds to a small fragment of a gene whereas a fusion protein (and the corresponding genes from which it was derived) are typically a much larger. Hence I do not think it makes sense to merge these two articles. I have been bold and have taken down the merge banners. Boghog (talk) 04:51, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
::Should the title by Chimera (DNA), or something? EST seems way too jargony to be in an article title. D O N D E groovily Talk to me 12:16, 2 May 2012 (UTC)
::: Very different to fusion protein. Title should probably be something like Chimera (molecular biology), as chimeras are an artefact common in all PCR (AFAIK), not just EST/cDNAs. Article should also explain how it occurs - do it over lunch. Handibles (talk) 13:34, 31 July 2014 (UTC)
Change title?
I edited the information on this page so that it better includes all types of chimeras in molecular biology. I known them mostly as PCR artifact, so the text on transcript sourced chimeras should perhaps be checked by someone working more on the microbial stuff.
Additionally, I think the title should be changed from Chimera (EST) to Chimera (molecular biology) as already proposed some years ago. I just don't know how to do this - I'm not a very experienced editor.DdeJonge (talk) 15:22, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
:Just use the Move tab at the top of the article's page. Clarityfiend (talk) 19:11, 10 January 2019 (UTC)