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. 1980 Jul 17;286(5770):222-6.
doi: 10.1038/286222a0.

A mouse alpha-globin-related pseudogene lacking intervening sequences

E F Vanin, G I Goldberg, P W Tucker, O Smithies

A mouse alpha-globin-related pseudogene lacking intervening sequences

E F Vanin et al. Nature. .

Abstract

A mouse alpha-globin-related pseudogene (psi alpha 30.5) completely lacks intervening sequences, and could not code for a functional globin poypeptide because of frameshifts. The widespread occurrence of globin pseudogenes in other species suggests that they are not 'dead' genes but may be important in controlling globin expression.

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