Gene Losses during Human Origins

Pseudogenization is a widespread phenomenon in genome evolution, and it has been proposed to serve as an engine of evolutionary change, especially during human origins (the “less-is-more” hypothesis). However, there has been no comprehensive analysis of human-specific pseudogenes. Furthermore, it is...

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Main Authors: Wang, Xiaoxia, Grus, Wendy E, Zhang, Jianzhi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2006
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1361800/