| Retrocopy Name | BIRC8 | 
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| Species | Homo sapiens | |
| Coordinates (hg38) | chr19:53289544-53290893 UCSC | |
| Coordinates (T2T) | chr19:56369032-56370381 UCSC | |
| Coordinates (hg19) | chr19:53792797-53794146 UCSC | |
| Strand | - | |
| Parental Sequence | NM_001204401.2 | |
| Parental seq. overlap | 1163 bp | |
| Parental seq. overlap (%) | 13.8% | |
| Genomic Region | 
									Intergenic | 
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| Retrocopy Summary | BIRC8, located on chr19:53289544-53290893, is a retrocopy of the parental gene XIAP. 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 | XIAP | 
| Full Name | X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis | 
| Also known as | API3|BIRC4|IAP-3|ILP1|MIHA|XLP2|hIAP-3|hIAP3 | 
| Coordinate | chrX:123859708-123913972 | 
| Strand | + | 
| Gene summary | This gene encodes a protein that belongs to a family of apoptotic suppressor proteins. Members of this family share a conserved motif termed, baculovirus IAP repeat, which is necessary for their anti-apoptotic function. This protein functions through binding to tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factors TRAF1 and TRAF2 and inhibits apoptosis induced by menadione, a potent inducer of free radicals, and interleukin 1-beta converting enzyme. This protein also inhibits at least two members of the caspase family of cell-death proteases, caspase-3 and caspase-7. Mutations in this gene are the cause of X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. Pseudogenes of this gene are found on chromosomes 2 and 11.[provided by RefSeq, Feb 2011] | 
| Species | Scientific Name | Retrocopy | |
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			Chimpanzee | Pan troglodytes | XIAPP4 | 
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			Bonobo | Pan paniscus | XIAPP4 | 
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			Gorilla | Gorilla gorilla | XIAPP3 | 
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			Orangutan | Pongo abelii | Without Homology | 
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			Gibbon | Nomascus leucogenys | Without Homology | 
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			Green monkey | Chlorocebus sabaeus | Without Homology | 
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			Crab-eating macaque | Macaca fascicularis | Without Homology | 
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			Rhesus | Macaca mulatta | Without Homology | 
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			Baboon | Papio anubis | Without Homology | 
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			Golden snub-nosed monkey | Rhinopithecus roxellana | Without Homology | 
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			Marmoset | Callithrix jacchus | Without Homology | 
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			Mouse lemur | Microcebus murinus | Without Homology | 
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			Mouse | Mus musculus | Without Homology | 
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			Rat | Rattus norvegicus | Without Homology | 
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			Chinese hamster | Cricetulus griseus | Without Homology | 
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			Rabbit | Oryctolagus cuniculus | Without Homology | 
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			Pig | Sus scrofa | Without Homology | 
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			Cow | Bos taurus | Without Homology | 
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			Sheep | Ovis aries | Without Homology | 
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			Dolphin | Tursiops truncatus | Without Homology | 
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			Horse | Equus caballus | Without Homology | 
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			Dog | Canis familiaris | Without Homology | 
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			Panda | Ailuropoda melanoleuca | Without Homology | 
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			Cat | Felis catus | Without Homology | 
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			Pale spear-nosed bat | Phyllostomus discolor | Without Homology | 
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			Velvety free-tailed bat | Molossus molossus | Without Homology | 
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			Greater mouse-eared bat | Myotis myotis | Without Homology | 
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			Kuhl's pipistrelle | Pipistrellus kuhlii | Without Homology | 
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			Greater horseshoe bat | Rhinolophus ferrumequinum | Without Homology | 
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			Egyptian rousette | Rousettus aegyptiacus | Without Homology | 
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			Sloth | Choloepus didactylus | Without Homology | 
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			Tasmanian Devil | Sarcophilus harrisii | Without Homology | 
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			Opossum | Monodelphis domestica | Without Homology | 
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			Platypus | Ornithorhynchus anatinus | Without Homology | 
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			Chicken | Gallus gallus | Without Homology | 
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			Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | Without Homology | 
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			Zebra Finch | Taeniopygia guttata | Without Homology | 
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			Budgerigar | Melopsittacus undulatus | Without Homology | 
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			Painted Turtle | Chrysemys picta | Without Homology | 
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			Lizard | Anolis Carolinensis | Without Homology | 
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			Frog | Xenopus tropicalis | Without Homology | 
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			Zebrafish | Danio rerio | Without Homology | 
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			Drosophila | Drosophila melanogaster | Without Homology | 
| >BIRC8 | 
| AATTGCAGGTTTATCCGCAGCTTTTATTTTGAAGACAGTGCCACGAAACCTGCAAATCCTGGTGTCCCAAATAGTCAATACCAAGTTGAAAACCATCTGGGAGAGGAAAAGCGTTGTGCTTTAGACAGGCCGTCTGAGACTCGTGCAGACCGGCTTTTGAGAGCTGGACAGGTGGTGGATAGATCAGACTCCATACACCCGAGGAGCCCCGCCATGCATAGTGAAGAAGCTAGATAACAGTCGTTTCACAACTGGCCAGCCTCTGCCCACTTGACCCCGAGAGAGCTGGCCAGTGCTGGGCTGTACTACACAGGCACTGATGACCAAGTGCAGTGCTTCTGTTGTGGCGGAAAACTGAAAAACTGGGAACCTGGTGATCGTGCCTGGTCAGAACACAGGAGACATTTTCCTAATTGCTTCTTTATTTTGGGCCACAACGTTAATATTCGAGGTGAATCTGATGTTGCGAGTTCTGATAGGAATTTCTCAAATTCAACAAGTTCTCCAAGGAATCCATCCATGACGGGTTATGAAGCCCGGCTCATTACTTTTGGGACATGGATGTACTCCGTTAACAAAGAGCAGCTTGCAAGAGCTGGATTTTATGCTATAGGTCAAGAGGATAAAGTACAGTGCTTTCACTGTGGAGGAGGGCTAGCCAACTGGAAGCCCAAGGAAGATCCTTGGGAACAGCATGCTAAATGGTATCCAGGTTGCAAATATCTGCTAGAAGAGAAGGGACATGAATATATAAACAACATTCATTTAACCCGTTCACTTGAGGGAGCTCTGGTACAAACTACCAAGAAAACACCATCACTAACTAAAAGAATCAGTGATACCATCTTCCCTAATCCTATGCTACAAGAAGCTATACGAATGGGATTTGATTTCAAGGACGTTAAGAAAATAATGGAGGAAAGAATTCAAACATCTGGGAGCAACTATAAAACGCTTGAGGTTCTTGTTGCAGATCTAGTGAGCGCTCAGAAAGACACTACAGAAAATGAATTGAATCAGACTTCATTGCAGAGAGAAATCAGCCCTGAAGAGCCGCTAAGGCGTCTGCAAGAGGAGAAGCTTTGTAAAATCTGCATGGACAGACATATCGCTGTTGTTTTTATTCCTTGTGGACATCTGGTCACTTGTAAACAATGTGCTGAAGCAGTTGACAGATGTCCCATGTGCAGCGCGGTTATTGATTTCAAGCAAAGAGTTTTTATGTCTTAATGTAACTCTACAGTGGGTGTGCTATGTTCTTATTACCCTGATTAAATGTGTGATGTGACTCAACTTTAAGTAGTCAGCACTGAATTCCATCAGCATTTGCTGCCAAGTAGAAAAAAAAAA | 
| >NM_001204401.2 | 
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CTTACTGCCCCCATCCGGTTCGGGGAGGTGGCGGGACCTTGGCGGCGCCCGGAGCCGGCGTGGCGCTCATCGAGGGACGCCCGGCCCAAGTGAAAAGGTGGACAAGTCCTATTTTCAAGAGAAGATGACTTTTAACAGTTTTGAAGGATCTAAAACTTGTGTACCTGCAGACATCAATAAGGAAGAAGAATTTGTAGAAGAGTTTAATAGATTAAAAACTTTTGCTAATTTTCCAAGTGGTAGTCCTGTTTCAGCATCAACACTGGCACGAGCAGGGTTTCTTTATACTGGTGAAGGAGATACCGTGCGGTGCTTTAGTTGTCATGCAGCTGTAGATAGATGGCAATATGGAGACTCAGCAGTTGGAAGACACAGGAAAGTATCCCCAAATTGCAGATTTATCAACGGCTTTTATCTTGAAAATAGTGCCACGCAGTCTACAAATTCTGGTATCCAGAATGGTCAGTACAAAGTTGAAAACTATCTGGGAAGCAGAGATCATTTTGCCTTAGACAGGCCATCTGAGACACATGCAGACTATCTTTTGAGAACTGGGCAGGTTGTAGATATATCAGACACCATATACCCGAGGAACCCTGCCATGTATAGTGAAGAAGCTAGATTAAAGTCCTTTCAGAACTGGCCAGACTATGCTCACCTAACCCCAAGAGAGTTAGCAAGTGCTGGACTCTACTACACAGGTATTGGTGACCAAGTGCAGTGCTTTTGTTGTGGTGGAAAACTGAAAAATTGGGAACCTTGTGATCGTGCCTGGTCAGAACACAGGCGACACTTTCCTAATTGCTTCTTTGTTTTGGGCCGGAATCTTAATATTCGAAGTGAATCTGATGCTGTGAGTTCTGATAGGAATTTCCCAAATTCAACAAATCTTCCAAGAAATCCATCCATGGCAGATTATGAAGCACGGATCTTTACTTTTGGGACATGGATATACTCAGTTAACAAGGAGCAGCTTGCAAGAGCTGGATTTTATGCTTTAGGTGAAGGTGATAAAGTAAAGTGCTTTCACTGTGGAGGAGGGCTAACTGATTGGAAGCCCAGTGAAGACCCTTGGGAACAACATGCTAAATGGTATCCAGGGTGCAAATATCTGTTAGAACAGAAGGGACAAGAATATATAAACAATATTCATTTAACTCATTCACTTGAGGAGTGTCTGGTAAGAACTACTGAGAAAACACCATCACTAACTAGAAGAATTGATGATACCATCTTCCAAAATCCTATGGTACAAGAAGCTATACGAATGGGGTTCAGTTTCAAGGACATTAAGAAAATAATGGAGGAAAAAATTCAGATATCTGGGAGCAACTATAAATCACTTGAGGTTCTGGTTGCAGATCTAGTGAATGCTCAGAAAGACAGTATGCAAGATGAGTCAAGTCAGACTTCATTACAGAAAGAGATTAGTACTGAAGAGCAGCTAAGGCGCCTGCAAGAGGAGAAGCTTTGCAAAATCTGTATGGATAGAAATATTGCTATCGTTTTTGTTCCTTGTGGACATCTAGTCACTTGTAAACAATGTGCTGAAGCAGTTGACAAGTGTCCCATGTGCTACACAGTCATTACTTTCAAGCAAAAAATTTTTATGTCTTAATCTAACTCTATAGTAGGCATGTTATGTTGTTCTTATTACCCTGATTGAATGTGTGATGTGAACTGACTTTAAGTAATCAGGATTGAATTCCATTAGCATTTGCTACCAAGTAGGAAAAAAAATGTACATGGCAGTGTTTTAGTTGGCAATATAATCTTTGAATTTCTTGATTTTTCAGGGTATTAGCTGTATTATCCATTTTTTTTACTGTTATTTAATTGAAACCATAGACTAAGAATAAGAAGCATCATACTATAACTGAACACAATGTGTATTCATAGTATACTGATTTAATTTCTAAGTGTAAGTGAATTAATCATCTGGATTTTTTATTCTTTTCAGATAGGCTTAACAAATGGAGCTTTCTGTATATAAATGTGGAGATTAGAGTTAATCTCCCCAATCACATAATTTGTTTTGTGTGAAAAAGGAATAAATTGTTCCATGCTGGTGGAAAGATAGAGATTGTTTTTAGAGGTTGGTTGTTGTGTTTTAGGATTCTGTCCATTTTCTTTTAAAGTTATAAACACGTACTTGTGCGAATTATTTTTTTAAAGTGATTTGCCATTTTTGAAAGCGTATTTAATGATAgaatactatcgagccaacatgtactgacatggaaagatgtcaaagatatgttaagtgtaaaatgcaagtggcaaaacactatgtatagtctgagccagatcaaagtatgtatgtttttaatatgcatagaacaaaagatttggaaagatatacaccaaactgttaaatgtggtttctcttcggggagggggggattgggggaggggccccagaggggttttataggggccttttcactttctacttttttcattttgttctgttcgaattttttataagtatgtattacttttgtaatcagaaTTTTTAGAAAGTATTTTGCTGATTTAAAGGCTTAGGCATGTTCAAACGCCTGCAAAACTACTTATCACTCAGCTTTAGTTTTTCTAATCCAAGAAGGCAGGGCAGTTAACCTTTTTGGTGCCAATGTGAAATGTAAATGATTTTATGTTTTTCCTGCTTTGTGGATGAAAAATATTTCTGAGTGGTAGTTTTTTGACAGGTAGACCATGTCTTATCTTGTTTCAAAATAAGTATTTCTGATTTTGTAAAATGAAATATAAAATATGTCTCAGATCTTCCAATTAATTAGTAAGGATTCATCCTTAATCCTTGCTAGTTTAAGCCTGCCTAAGTCACTTTACTAAAAGATCTTTGTTAACTCAGTATTTTAAACATCTGTCAGCTTATGTAGGTAAAAGTAGAAGCATGTTTGTACACTGCTTGTAGTTATAGTGACAGCTTTCCATGTTGAGATTCTCATATCATCTTGTATCTTAAAGTTTCATGTGAGTTTTTACCGTTAGGATGATTAAGATGTATATAGGACAAAATGTTAAGTCTTTCCTCTACCTACATTTGTTTTCTTGGCTAGTAATAGTAGTAGATACTTCTGAAATAAATGTTCTCTCAAGATCCTTAAAACCTCTTGGAAATTATAAAAATATTGGCAAGAAAAGAAGAATAGTTGTTTAAATATTTTTTAAAAAACACTTGAATAAGAATCAGTAGGGTATAAACTAGAAGTTTAAAAATGCTTCATAGAACGTCCAGGGTTTACATTACAAGATTCTCACAACAAACCTATTGTAGAGGTGAGTAAGGCATGTTACTACAGAGGAAAGTTTGAGAGTAAAACTGTAAAAAATTATATTTTTGTTGTACTTTCTAAGAGAAAGAGTATTGTTATGTTCTCCTAACTTCTGTTGATTACTACTTTAAGTGATATTCATTTAAAACATTGCAAAtttattttatttatttaattttctttttgagatggagtcttgcttgtcacccaggctggagtgcagtggagtgatctctgctcactgcaacctccgccttctgggttcaagcgattctcgtgcctcagcttcctgagtagctggaattacaggcaggtgccaccatgcccgactaatttttttttatttttagtagagacggggtttcaccatgttggccaggctggtatcaaactcctgacctcaagagatccactcgccttgccctcccaaagtgctgggattacaggcttgagccaccacgcccggcTAAAACATTGCAAATTTAAATGAGAGTTTTAAAAATTAAATAATGACTGCCCTGTTTCTGTTTTAGTATGTAAATCCTCAGTTCTTCACCTTTGCACTGTCTGCCACTTAGTTTGGTTATATAGTCATTAACTTGAATTTGGTCTGTATAGTCTAGACTTTAAATTTAAAGTTTTCTACAAGGGGAGAAAAGTGTTAAAATTTTTAAAATATGTTTTCCAGGACACTTCACTTCCAAGTCAGGTAGGTAGTTCAATCTAGTTGTTAGCCAAGGACTCAAGGACTGAATTGTTTTAACATAAGGCTTTTCCTGTTCTGGGAGCCGCACTTCATTAAAATTCTTCTAAAACTTGTATGTTTAGAGTTAAGCAAGACTTTTTTTCTTCCTCTCCATGAGTTGTGAAATTTAATGCACAACGCTGATGTGGCTAACAAGTTTATTTTAAGAATTGTTTAGAAATGCTGTTGCTTCAGGTTCTTAAAATCACTCAGCACTCCAACTTCTAATCAAATTTTTGGAGACTTAACAGCATTTGTCTGTGTTTGAACTATAAAAAGCACCGGATCTTTTCCATCTAATTCCGCAAAAATTGATCATTTGCAAAGTCAAAACTATAGCCATATCCAAATCTTTTCCCCCTCCCAAGAGTTCTCAGTGTCTACATGTAGACTATTCCTTTTCTGTATAAAGTTCACTCTAGGATTTCAAGTCACCACTTATTTTACATTTTAGTCATGCAAAGATTCAAGTAGTTTTGCAATAAGTACTTATCTTTATTTGTAATAATTTAGTCTGCTGATCAAAAGCATTGTCTTAATTTTTGAGAACTGGTTTTAGCATTTACAAACTAAATTCCAGTTAATTAATTAATAGCTTTATATTGCCTTTCCTGCTACATTTGGTTTTTTCCCCTGTCCCTTTGATTACGGGCTAAGGTAGGGTAGAGTGGGTGTAGTGAGTGTATATAATGTGATTTGGCCCTGTGtattatgatattttgttatttttgttgttatattattTACATTTCAGTAGTTGTTTTTTGTGTTTCCATTTTAGTGGATAAAATTTGTATTTTGAACTATGAATGGAGACTACCGCCCCAGCATTAGTTTCACATGATATACCCTTTAAACCCGAATCATTGTTTTATTTCCTGATTACACAGGTGTTGAATGGGGAAAGGGGCTAGTATATCAGTAGGATATACTATGGGATGTATATATATCATTGCTGTTAGAGAAATGAAATAAAATGGggctgggctcagtggctcacgcctgtaatcccagcactttgggaggctgaggcaggtggatcacgaggtcaggagatcgagaccatcctggctaacacggtgaaaccccgtctctactaaaaaacagaaaattagccgggcgtggtggcgggcgcctgtagtcccagctactcgggaggctgaggcaggagaatggtgtgaacccgggaggcagagcttgcagtgagccgagatctcgccactgcactccagcctgggcaacagagcaagactctgtctcaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagaaataagaaaaTGGGAAGCAATATTTGACATAGTTCTTTTTAGTCAAATCTACTTGTTAAAAAAAGGGTAGcagtttattcatctgtgaaaggaaaataatacttatcttacaaggttgcaagagctcaaggagaccatgtatgtaaagttcctgctgtaaatatgaactcccatcctaatACCCTTTTACCTCTCTGTGGGTTTGTCTTGACCTGGAAATTTGGGCTAAAACTTAGAAAAAATTCTTACATGATAACTCAGTGATGCTTACTCATAGTTTTTGGTGTTTCTCatagataagatataaatcagctgggcgcggtggctcatgcctgtaatcccagcactttgggaggccgaggcgggcagatcacctgaggtcgggaggtcgagaccagcctgaccaacatggagaaaccccgtctctactaaaaatacaaaattagctgggcgtggtggctcatgcctgtaatcccagctacttgggaggctgaggcaggagaatcgcttgaacccaggaggcggaggttgtggtgagcgaagatcgtgccattgcactccagcctgggcaacaagagcaaaactctgtctcaaaaaaaaaaaaagatataaatcacaataaataaataGGTCaatacaaatgttagccaggcgtggtggcacatgcccatagtcgcagctactctggaggcagaggcaggaggatcacttgagcccatgaatttgaggcagcagtgagctatgattgtgccactgtactccagtctgggtgacagagtgagaccccatctctaaataaaTAGGTCAAACCCTTAAAAATATTTAAATTCTTAAAAAATTGAAAAGATTATTCTTCTCAAATTTAGTTGAGCTTTCTAAGAGAAGCAATTGGCTTTTTCCCACTTCAATAATCATTTTCAGTTTGACTCATACAGTTAACACAATGTGAATTTCTTCCTCAGCataacagagttatagaatgacagggctggaagtgaccttagagagtatccagttctttcattttacaggtgaggcaactgagactcaaaggtgatgtaatttgtgcaaagattatagctaattagtagcagagccctgactgggacatagTTTGAAGGTGAAAAACTTCACCAAGCTACCTTTCTTGAAAGGTCCAAATGTTTATGTTTTCAACTACTCTTTCCACTGTACCATAACTTTCACTACATATTAAATGACACTTTATAACTAATATAATAGGACAATCATCAATGCATATATagccagcccttcatatctgtgggttttgcatccatggattcaaccaaggaggaattgaaaacactgagaaaaaaaaaAAAGACCACACaataaaaaaaaaaaatacaaaataatacaaagaaaaaGCCAAAATTGTCATACTGTTGTtaagcaacagtataacaactatttacatagcattAAGGTTGGTGCAAAAATGCAAAAAAAAAAAAAGCAATTATTTTTAAACCAACCTAAtatattgtattaggtattaaagtcatctggacatgaattaaagtatatgATGccagcctggacaaaaggcaaaaccctgtctctacaaaaaatacaaaaattagctgggcatggtggtgtgtgcctgtagtcctggctactccggagcctgaggtgggaggatcgcttgagtctgggaggcagaggctgcattgagctatgatcatggcactgcattccagcctgggtgacagtgcaagaccttgtctcagaataaataaaGTATGTGATGAAGATGTGCATACATTATATGCAAATACTGttttttttttttttaatttaaacagtctcactgtgttgcccaggatggagtgcaatggcacaatcttggctcatggcaaactctgcctcgcaagcagctgggactacaggcatgctccacggtgcccagttaattttttttgtattcttagtagagacagggtttcaccatgttggccaggctagtcttgaatttctgacctcaagtgattcatctcccaaagtgctgggattacaggcgtgagccaccacggccggctaatttttgtattttttagtagtgactggtttcgcggtgttgaccaggctggtctcgaactcctgatctcaggtgatctgcctgcctcggcctcacaaagtgctgggattacaggtgtgaaccactgctcccggccTTGTGTGattttatctaagggacttaagcgtcctcaggtcctagggggtcgtgaaaccaaaaccccagggatagcaagggacaattgTATCTTCAAAGTAGACAAATGGCgccgggcacggtggctcacgcctgtaatcccagcagtttccgaggctgaggcaggcggctcacctgaggtcaggagttggagaccagcctggccaacatgctgaaaccctgtctgtacaaaaatacaaaaatagctgggcatggtggcgcatgcctgtagtcccagctactagagcgactgaggcaggagaattgcttgaacctgggaggcggaggttgcagggagccaagatggcgccaccgcactccagcctaggtgatagagtgagactccctctcaaaaacaaaacaaaacaaaaaaaTTAGACAAATGCTACATTAATGTTTGGGTGGTCAGATTCTACTTTGAATCTGAAGTTTGCAGATATGCCTATAGATTTTTGGAGTTTACCACTTTCTTATTCTGTATCATTAATGTAATATTTTAAATTACTATATATGTTACCATTTTTCTGGATTTAGTAAGAAATTTGCAGTTTTGGTTTGATGTAACAAGGGTTTTAATGTAATTTATGTTAGATTTTGCATTTTTTTCATTACTGTTATATTTTAACCTGACTGACTGATCTAATTGTATTAGTATTGTGAATAATCATGTGAAATGTTTTGAGACAGAGTACTATATTTGTGAATATAATTTTATGGTTTTTTTCACTTAGAACCTTTCTGTGTGGAAAACTAAGAAAATTGCTTTCTGCTGTATAATCTGGCATTCATTGTAGATTAAAGCTTATTTTTCTGTGAATAAAACGTATTCAATAAAATACTATTCTTTAAAATTA 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