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pseudogene

pseudogene

English

Noun

pseudogene (plural pseudogenes)

  1. (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.

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Italian

Etymology

pseudo- + gene

Noun

pseudogene m (plural pseudogeni)

  1. (genetics) pseudogene