User talk:Avin.sigurani

Your article Cryptogene
Thank you for contributing this new article to Wikipedia. I do need to ask for some clarifiction, however. The article is meant to be about something called "Cryptogene", but that term is never even mentioned in the article. I would be grateful if you would update the article to explain what "Cryptogene" is and how it relates to the rest of the material there.--Gronk Oz (talk) 06:47, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Article merge and deletion
Sorry, I am very new to Wikipedia editing. I spent a bit of time trying to figure out what cryptogenes from the parent article Guide RNA were and felt I might as well include what I had found so others might not have to search. In general, a cryptogene is a gene of unknown function or origin, but the term is seldom used this way (as far as I know). It is usually used to refer to a specific phenomenon. In this case, the cryptogene is a gene in the mitochondrial DNA of kinetoplastids which had unknown function before it was discovered that many of these genes require extensive post-translational modification of the transcribed RNA before translation to a functional protein.

I should not have created the article stub, which came from the original link to a non-existing article in Guide RNA. What I really wanted to do is simply include a note and a reference so future editors (possibly me) would not have to replicate my search. In the future, I would simply include this information in the talk page for the article. I still need to read the Wikipedia editing and contribution guides etc., including greater familiarity with wiki markup, before I would feel comfortable contributing to a highly technical article. I do have a Masters in biology and frequently come across items where I could quickly add references and corrections, and just felt I should start making a habit of it since I do use Wikipedia frequently for my personal edification.


 * Thanks for clarifying that, . Sorry your early Wikipedia experience didn't go as smoothly as it could have, and I hope it does not deter you from making more contributions in future.  We could use your expertise.  I will attach a "Welcome" note below that includes some links to useful material.  In particular, I have found the folks who answer questions at the Teahouse/Questions to be tremendously helpful to newcomers.--Gronk Oz (talk) 02:39, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

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Welcome to Wikipedia, Avin.sigurani! Thank you for your contributions. I am Gronk Oz and I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Questions or type at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes ( ~ ); that will automatically produce your username and the date. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Gronk Oz (talk) 02:40, 29 November 2015 (UTC)
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