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Pseudogenes
Author(s) -
Jeffreys Alec J.,
Harris Stephen
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
bioessays
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1521-1878
pISSN - 0265-9247
DOI - 10.1002/bies.950010605
Subject(s) - pseudogene , biology , genome , genetics , gene , evolutionary biology , dna
Abstract Our chromosomes are full of the dead relics of genes. DNA analysis is beginning to unravel the origin and fate of these pseudogenes, and the influence that they may have on genome organization and evolution.