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SUBMITTER: Kabza M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4069623 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kabza Michał M Ciomborowska Joanna J Makałowska Izabela I
Molecular biology and evolution 20140416 7
Retrocopies of protein-coding genes, reverse transcribed and inserted into the genome copies of mature RNA, have commonly been categorized as pseudogenes with no biological importance. However, recent studies showed that they play important role in the genomes evolution and shaping interspecies differences. Here, we present RetrogeneDB, a database of retrocopies in 62 animal genomes. RetrogeneDB contains information about retrocopies, their genomic localization, parental genes, ORF conservation, ...[more]