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pseudogene

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Meaning

  1. noun 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.

Similar words

processed nonfunctional pseudogenome pseudomotif pseudogenus pseudogenation pseudophenotype pseudoallele subgene pseudocell

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