pseudogene

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In evolution: Molecular phylogeny of genes
Furthermore, there are two β pseudogenes (ψβ₁ and ψβ₂) and two α pseudogenes (ψα₁ and ψα₂), as well as a ζ pseudogene. These pseudogenes are very similar in nucleotide sequence to the corresponding functional genes, but they include terminating codons and other mutations that make it impossible for them to…
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