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Pseudogenization in pathogenic fungi with different host plants and lifestyles might reflect their evolutionary past.
Molecular plant pathology - 1 Feb 2014
van der Burgt Ate, Karimi Jashni Mansoor, Bahkali Ali H, de Wit Pierre J G M
Abstract excerpt
Pseudogenes are genes with significant homology to functional genes, but contain disruptive mutations (DMs) leading to the production of non- or partially functional proteins. Little is known about pseudogenization in pathogenic fungi with different lifestyles. Here, we report the identification of DMs causing pseudogenes in the genomes of the fungal plant pathogens Botrytis cinerea, Cladosporium fulvum,...
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