retrogene

Examples of retrogene in the following topics:

• Gene Duplications and Divergence

  • If viral proteins attach irregularly to cellular mRNA, they can reverse-transcribe copies of genes to create retrogenes.
  • Retrogenes usually lack intronic sequence and often contain poly A sequences that are also integrated into the genome.
  • Many retrogenes display changes in gene regulation in comparison to their parental gene sequences, which sometimes results in novel functions.