On the quest for selective constraints shaping the expressivity of the genes casting retropseudogenes in human

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pseudogenes, the nonfunctional homologues of functional genes are now coming to light as important resources regarding the study of human protein evolution. Processed pseudogenes arising by reverse transcription and reinsertion can p...

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Main Authors: Podder Soumita, Sen Kamalika, Ghosh Tapash C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/401