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I was just wondering if somebody can help me with the description of following gene biotypes. I was also interested in knowing what would be the evidence for/against any of these biotypes.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>ambiguous_orf</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>antisense</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>retained_intron</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>retrotransposed</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>TEC</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>transcribed_processed_pseudogene</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>transcribed_unprocessed_pseudogene</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>TR_gene</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>TR_pseudogene</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>unitary_pseudogene</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>unprocessed_pseudogene</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10.5pt'> <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>nonsense_mediated_decay<BR>
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Any help is greatly appreciated.<BR>
Thanking you<BR>
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</SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>Hardip R. Patel<BR>
</SPAN><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Bioinformatician, Molecular Genetics Division,<BR>
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute,<BR>
Darlinghurst, NSW – 2010, Australia<BR>
(W): +61 – 2 – 9295 8611<BR>
(M): 0449 180 715<BR>
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