Pseudogene
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pseudogene is a noun meaning (genetics) A segment of DNA that is part of the genome of an organism, and which is similar to a gene but does not code for a gene product.
Meaning
(genetics) A segment of DNA that is part of the genome of an organism, and which is similar to a gene but does not code for a gene product.
Word Forms
- pseudogenes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include processed, nonfunctional, pseudogenome, pseudomotif, pseudogenus, pseudogenation.
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