Implications of high level pseudogene transcription in <it>Mycobacterium leprae</it>

Implications of high level pseudogene transcription in <it>Mycobacterium leprae</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The <it>Mycobacterium leprae </it>genome has less than 50% coding capacity and 1,133 pseudogenes. Preliminary evidence suggests that some pseudogenes are expressed. Therefore, defining pseudogene transcriptional and trans...

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Main Authors: Morrison Norman E, Nagaraja Valakunja, Mitra Anirban, Mira Alex, Pittman Tana L, Martinez Alejandra N, Amin Amol, Slayden Richard A, Williams Diana L, Moraes Milton, Gillis Thomas P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/397

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