List of disabled human pseudogenes
This is a list of human pseudogenes that are known to be disabled genes.
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- WNT3A pseudogene, associated with the growth of a tail[1]
- NCF1C pseudogene, associated with a type of white blood cell[2]
- GULO pseudogene, associated with the production of Vitamin C
- IRGM pseudogene, associated with the immune system[3]
- hHaA pseudogene, associated with fur-like body hair[4]
- DEFT1P pseudogene, associated with the immune system[5]
- Urate oxidase pseudogene, associated with the processing of uric acid
- Photolyase pseudogene, associated with repairing DNA damaged by UV radiation
- Photolyase is no longer encoded for despite obvious advantages.[6] Instead, this gene is mutated to encode for cryptochromes.
References
- ↑ http://www.thephora.net/forum/archive/index.php/t-9928.html
- ↑ NCBI Gene
- ↑ Plos genetics on IRGM pseudogene
- ↑ hHaA pseudogene
- ↑ Retrocyclin pseudogene reactivation as defense against AIDS
- ↑ Lucas-Lledó, José Ignacio; Lynch, Michael (2009-05-01). "Evolution of Mutation Rates: Phylogenomic Analysis of the Photolyase/Cryptochrome Family". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 26 (5): 1143–1153. doi:10.1093/molbev/msp029. ISSN 0737-4038. PMC 2668831
. PMID 19228922.
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