Talk:Nested gene

Definition of the Term "Nested Gene"
I have been a bit surprised by the article. I know that a "nested gene" means to lie within another gene, that is ok.

I also have had notes that state that the nested gene lies within the intron of another gene, so that means eukaryotic genes.

Now I am a bit surprised about the other part of the article, in particular about genes lying opposite the coding genes, but also about prokaryotic genes.

Perhaps when someone knowledgable revises the article, we could also state which variant is more common or more prevalent, and we could add more links to verify this? Thanks. 80.110.65.113 (talk) 15:10, 27 April 2015 (UTC)

PS: I have to add, "Nested Intronic Gene" is indeed a better term, because there is no doubt about what it means, whereas "nested gene" might also imply to lie completely within another gene, regardless of whether there are introns or exons.