Biotype | Definition |
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Processed pseudogene | Pseudogene created via retrotransposition of the mRNA of a functional protein-coding parent gene followed by accumulation of disabling mutations |
Duplicated pseudogene | Pseudogene created via genomic duplication of a functional protein-coding parent gene followed by accumulation of disabling mutations |
Unitary pseudogene | Pseudogene for which the ortholog in a reference species (mouse) is coding but the human locus has accumulated fixed disabling mutations |
Polymorphic pseudogene | Locus known to be coding in some individuals but with disabling mutations in the reference genome |
IG pseudogene | Immunoglobulin gene segment with disabling mutations |
TR pseudogene | T-cell receptor gene segment with disabling mutations |