pseudogene

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pseudogene

Etymology edit

pseudo- +‎ gene

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pseudogene (plural pseudogenes)

(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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segment of DNA

Armenian: կեղծ գեն (keġc gen), պսեւդոգեն (psewdogen)
Italian: pseudogene (it) m
Russian: псевдоген (ru) m (psevdogen)
Spanish: pseudogén m, seudogén m

See also edit

junk DNA

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From pseudo- +‎ gene.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌpsɛw.doˈd͡ʒɛ.ne/^[1]
Rhymes: -ɛne
Hyphenation: pseu‧do‧gè‧ne

Noun edit

pseudogene m (plural pseudogeni)

(genetics) pseudogene

References edit

^ pseudogene in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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