 
    | Retrocopy Name | MRPL40P1 |  | 
| Species | Homo sapiens | |
| Coordinates (hg38) | chr12:67351517-67352155 UCSC | |
| Coordinates (T2T) | chr12:67331048-67331686 UCSC | |
| Coordinates (hg19) | chr12:67745297-67745935 UCSC | |
| Strand | + | |
| Parental Sequence | NM_001318151.2 | |
| Parental seq. overlap | 525 bp | |
| Parental seq. overlap (%) | 52.4% | |
| Genomic Region | Intergenic | |
| Retrocopy Summary | MRPL40P1, located on chr12:67351517-67352155, is a retrocopy of the parental gene MRPL40. Retrocopies of protein-coding genes, also known as processed pseudogenes, are intriguing genomic elements with implications in genome evolution and diseases. While some retrocopies are non-functional, there are examples of retrocopies (retrogenes) acquiring regulatory roles or exhibiting neofunctionalization unrelated to their parental genes. | 
| Gene Name | MRPL40 | 
| Full Name | mitochondrial ribosomal protein L40 | 
| Also known as | L40mt|MRP-L22|MRP-L40|MRPL22|NLVCF|URIM | 
| Coordinate | chr22:19432545-19436075 | 
| Strand | + | 
| Gene summary | Mammalian mitochondrial ribosomal proteins are encoded by nuclear genes and help in protein synthesis within the mitochondrion. Mitochondrial ribosomes (mitoribosomes) consist of a small 28S subunit and a large 39S subunit. They have an estimated 75% protein to rRNA composition compared to prokaryotic ribosomes, where this ratio is reversed. Another difference between mammalian mitoribosomes and prokaryotic ribosomes is that the latter contain a 5S rRNA. Among different species, the proteins comprising the mitoribosome differ greatly in sequence, and sometimes in biochemical properties, which prevents easy recognition by sequence homology. This gene encodes a 39S subunit protein. Deletions in this gene may contribute to the etiology of velo-cardio-facial syndrome and DiGeorge syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] | 
| Species | Scientific Name | Retrocopy | |
|  | Chimpanzee | Pan troglodytes | MRPL40P1 | 
|  | Bonobo | Pan paniscus | MRPL40P1 | 
|  | Gorilla | Gorilla gorilla | MRPL40P1 | 
|  | Orangutan | Pongo abelii | MRPL40P1 | 
|  | Gibbon | Nomascus leucogenys | MRPL40P1 | 
|  | Green monkey | Chlorocebus sabaeus | MRPL40P1 | 
|  | Crab-eating macaque | Macaca fascicularis | MRPL40P2 | 
|  | Rhesus | Macaca mulatta | MRPL40P2 | 
|  | Baboon | Papio anubis | MRPL40P2 | 
|  | Golden snub-nosed monkey | Rhinopithecus roxellana | MRPL40P1 | 
|  | Marmoset | Callithrix jacchus | MRPL40P2 | 
|  | Mouse lemur | Microcebus murinus | Without Homology | 
|  | Mouse | Mus musculus | Without Homology | 
|  | Rat | Rattus norvegicus | Without Homology | 
|  | Chinese hamster | Cricetulus griseus | Without Homology | 
|  | Rabbit | Oryctolagus cuniculus | Without Homology | 
|  | Pig | Sus scrofa | Without Homology | 
|  | Cow | Bos taurus | Without Homology | 
|  | Sheep | Ovis aries | Without Homology | 
|  | Dolphin | Tursiops truncatus | Without Homology | 
|  | Horse | Equus caballus | Without Homology | 
|  | Dog | Canis familiaris | Without Homology | 
|  | Panda | Ailuropoda melanoleuca | Without Homology | 
|  | Cat | Felis catus | Without Homology | 
|  | Pale spear-nosed bat | Phyllostomus discolor | Without Homology | 
|  | Velvety free-tailed bat | Molossus molossus | Without Homology | 
|  | Greater mouse-eared bat | Myotis myotis | Without Homology | 
|  | Kuhl's pipistrelle | Pipistrellus kuhlii | Without Homology | 
|  | Greater horseshoe bat | Rhinolophus ferrumequinum | Without Homology | 
|  | Egyptian rousette | Rousettus aegyptiacus | Without Homology | 
|  | Sloth | Choloepus didactylus | Without Homology | 
|  | Tasmanian Devil | Sarcophilus harrisii | Without Homology | 
|  | Opossum | Monodelphis domestica | Without Homology | 
|  | Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | Without Homology | 
|  | Chicken | Gallus gallus | Without Homology | 
|  | Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | Without Homology | 
|  | Zebra Finch | Taeniopygia guttata | Without Homology | 
|  | Budgerigar | Melopsittacus undulatus | Without Homology | 
|  | Painted Turtle | Chrysemys picta | Without Homology | 
|  | Lizard | Anolis Carolinensis | Without Homology | 
|  | Frog | Xenopus tropicalis | Without Homology | 
|  | Zebrafish | Danio rerio | Without Homology | 
|  | Drosophila | Drosophila melanogaster | Without Homology | 
| >MRPL40P1 | 
| CCACCAGCGAGCTTCAGTGTTGTCCTCCTACGAACTCATTCCTGTGAGAGCAGAACCTCTTCGAGAGCAGAAGGTGAATTCTAAAAAAGACCAAGCAGGAAAGGGCTGCTTGAAAAATAAGATATGAAAACTGGAAAAGGCTAGCCAAGAGCTCATTCTTGTTGCAGATTTTATTAGCCTTGTGAGGTTCTTGGATAAAGCAAGCCAGTGGCCTCAGGTGGAGCTCTCCTTGGAGGAGAGTGAGTGGAGAGCTCTGCTTCTGATGAGTGGTCTCTGTACAAGCAGCGAGAGCACACTATGGACAGGGACACCATCAAGGCTGTGCTGGGGACCCAGCAGGAAGCTCTGCAGGAGCTACCACTCAAGTCCCCTGAGTTCCCCACTGAGACCATCAAGTGGGACTGCAGCATGTTCCCCTTTGAATGGGAAGGTCCAGATTATACACTATGGGTCTCTAACTACCAGCCCCCCAAAGGCAGGTACAATGACATCACCAAGATGTACACACAGGTAGAGCTCAAGAGAGAGTTGCAGCAGCCAACCTTGGAACATGAGGCCCCGAGAGTCAGAATGACCAGGGTTCCAGTCGGCTTTCCACAGAATCAGGCATACTGATAATAAAGACATGTTTAATC | 
| >NM_001318151.2 | 
| GAGGGTAGCCATGACGGCCTCCGTGCTGCGAAGTATCTCGCTAGCCCTGCGCCCGACTAGCGGGTGAGTGCGGACGCTGGCCGGATAGCGGAGTGCCCAGGGCGCGTGCGGGGTCTTCGCGACTGTCCGCCAGGACTCGCCTGTGCTCCCTGCTCGCCTCCCAGTCCACGAATATCTCAGGGATGAGCCATCTGGTCGTGACTCTTATGCATGAAAATCTGAGCACCCTGGCGAGCAGCGGTCCTGCTTAAGTCCTCTGTGGTCTGAACGAAAGATTTTGAAAAACCTTCCACGTTGACCTTGCTGTCATATCAAGCTTCTGGGAACTTGGCAGACGCAGCTTAGAGAGACTCACCAGCGAGCGTCATTGTTGTCTTTCTGGGAACTCATTCCCATGAGATCAGAACCTCTTCGAAAAAAGAAGAAGGTAGATCCTAAAAAAGACCAAGAAGCAAAGGAGCGCTTGAAAAGGAAGATCCGAAAACTGGAAAAGGCTACTCAAGAGCTAATTCCTATTGAAGATTTTATTACCCCTCTAAAGTTCTTGGATAAAGCAAGAGAGCGGCCTCAGGTGGAGCTCACCTTTGAGGAGACTGAGAGGAGAGCTCTGCTTCTGAAGAAGTGGTCCTTGTACAAGCAGCAAGAGCGTAAGATGGAGAGGGACACCATCAGGGCTATGCTAGAAGCCCAGCAGGAAGCTCTGGAGGAACTGCAACTGGAATCCCCGAAGCTCCATGCTGAGGCCATCAAGCGGGATCCTAACCTGTTCCCCTTTGAGAAGGAAGGGCCACATTACACACCACCGATCCCTAACTACCAACCCCCTGAAGGCAGGTACAATGACATCACCAAGGTGTACACACAAGTGGAGTTTAAGAGATAGACTTGCAGGCTGCTATCCTTAACATGCTGCCCCTGAGAGTAGGAATGACCAGGGTTCAAGTCTGCTTTCCACAGAATCAGGCATGCTGTTAATAAATACTGGTTTAATCAAAA | 
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