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OpenStudy (anonymous):

If a gene gets retroduplicated, how can you distinguish the original gene from the copy?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_duplication

OpenStudy (aaronq):

Retroduplication is the process where mRNA is transcribed back into DNA. Mature mRNA has a few features that differ from it's native DNA counterpart, what are these "edited" features? HINT: introns/exons

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