Unravelling the Minion Genome

Authors

  • Krisho Manoharan The Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of Leicester
  • Ruth Sang Jones The Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, University of Leicester

Keywords:

Film, Biology, Genetics, Homeotic Genes, HOX genes, Despicable Me, Minions

Abstract

This paper gives a cursory overview of some of the potential genes that are present in the minion genome. Minions are the cute creatures first introduced in the Despicable Me films.  The genes considered include those important to body structure and plan, eye development, language ability and yellow skin pigmentation. Included is an estimate of the DNA base-pair sequence length for the genes considered, with the exception of certain pigment-related genes. 

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Manoharan, K., & Jones, R. S. (2017). Unravelling the Minion Genome. Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics, 4. Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/jist/article/view/772

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Vol. 4 (2015)

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