Pseudocopy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pseudocopy is a noun meaning (genetics) An imperfect (mutated or incomplete) copy of a gene that is inserted into another segment of the DNA or RNA.
Meaning
(genetics) An imperfect (mutated or incomplete) copy of a gene that is inserted into another segment of the DNA or RNA.
Example Sentences
The disrupted pseudogene is in the mouse a pseudocopy of a gene of unknown function, called makorin 1.
This could reflect the presence of only one bona fide copy of the element and one pseudocopy, assuming that the latter is mutated to an extent preventing adequate primer binding but allowing detection by hybridization.
In order to make even a pseudocopy of a gene, a dozen sophisticated proteins are required: to pry apart the two DNA strands, to align the copying machinery at the right place, to stitch the nucleotides together into a string, to insert the pseudocopy back into the DNA, and much more.
Word Forms
- pseudocopies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include copy, duplication, pseudogenization, pseudogenisation, subclone, retropseudogene.
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