Pseudogene Definition

so͝odə-jēn
noun
A genelike section of DNA that has no apparent function.
Webster's New World
A segment of DNA that resembles a gene but is not functional and usually not transcribed. Pseudogenes often have functional paralogs in the same organism.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Pseudogene

Noun

Singular:
pseudogene
Plural:
pseudogenes

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ENEENE

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