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Pseudogenes

Richard Gordon gordonr at cc.UManitoba.CA
Sat Sep 9 05:24:23 EST 1995


On 8 Sep 1995, Mary K. Kuhner wrote:
> 
> How fast a duplicate copy becomes a pseudogene depends on the local
> mutation rate, on chance, and on whether having the extra copy is
> irrelevant, slightly bad, or slightly good for the organism.

Could you please give some examples of the latter two cases?
Thanks, -Dick Gordon[Sep9,95]



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