pseudogene

pseudogene

English

Etymology

pseudo- +‎ gene

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.

Derived terms

• pseudogenic
• retropseudogene

Translations

segment of DNA

Armenian: կեղծ գեն (kełc gen), պսեւդոգեն (psewdogen) Italian: pseudogene (it) m

Russian: псевдоген (ru) m (psevdogen) Spanish: pseudogén m, seudogén m

See also

• junk DNA

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Italian

Etymology

pseudo- +‎ gene

Noun

pseudogene m (plural pseudogeni)

1. (genetics) pseudogene