[ensembl-dev] Check if a gene has a pseudogene

[Ryan Giuliany]

Hi,

I think you're correct. To be more precise:

A gene either is or is not a pseudogene, but in the case where it *is* a pseudogene, in many cases the pseudogene was created via a gene duplication event of another, possibly protein coding, gene.  I suppose my questions would be better worded as "is there any way to check if a gene is a parent of a known pseudogene?".

Ryan
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From: carandraug at gmail.com [carandraug at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Carnë Draug [carandraug+dev at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 11:31 AM
To: Ryan Giuliany
Cc: dev at ensembl.org
Subject: Re: [ensembl-dev] Check if a gene has a pseudogene

On 8 August 2011 19:06, Ryan Giuliany <rgiuliany at bccrc.ca> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is it possible to check if a gene has (not is) a known pseudogene?  I've been sifting through the docs, and can't find anything.
>
> Thanks!
> Ryan


Hi Ryan

I believe a gene either is, or is not, a pseudo gene. Do you mean to
ask if a gene has (or has not), a non-coding transcript?

Carnë