Ψ-Φ: Exploring the outer limits of bacterial pseudogenes

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Figure 3.
Figure 3.

Average G+C content of genes that do (open circles) or do not (shaded circles) have pseudogene counterparts in the other three genomes examined. Note that in all genomes, genes that become pseudogenes are of significantly lower %G+C.

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  1. Genome Res. 14: 2273-2278

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