Pseudogenes and Function (Part 2) 1-25-2020 by Paul Giem
Channel: ItIsAboutGod
Date: 2020-01-26

Continuation of a review of a recent article in Nature Reviews Genetics that argues the term "pseudogene" should be downplayed if not replaced, because it implies a lack of function and discourages research into possible functions.


1. Cheetham, S. W., G. J. Faulkner, & M. E. Dinger ME. 2019. Overcoming challenges and dogmas to understand the functions of pseudogenes. Nat Rev Genet doi:10.1038/s41576-019-0196-1. At https://www.nature.com/articles/s41576-019-0196-1 or https://sci-hub.tw/10.1038/s41576-019-0196-1
2. https://evolutionnews.org/2020/01/nature-reviews-genetics-pseudogene-function-is-prematurely-dismissed/
3. https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/5/3/578/583411
4. https://www.slideshare.net/dangraur1953/update-version-of-the-smbesesbe-lecture-on-encode-junk-dna-graur-december-2013

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