What are the differences between pseudogenes and retroviruses?

Loren Booda · Jul 18, 2006

Is there any similarity between the concept of a pseudogene and that of a retrovirus?

sdekivit · Jul 18, 2006

Loren Booda said:

Is there any similarity between the concept of a pseudogene and that of a retrovirus?

a pseudogene is a gene that has been damaged by a mutation for example and hasn't got a function anymore.

The relationship between pseudogenes and retroviruses are the terms DNA 'transposition' and 'transposons'. Find out what that process is and you'll get their relationship.

What are the differences between pseudogenes and retroviruses?

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What are the differences between pseudogenes and retroviruses?

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