Medical term:
pseudogene
pseu·do·gene
(sū'dō-jēn),1. A sequence of nucleotides that is not transcribed and therefore has no phenotypic effect.
2. An inactive DNA segment that arose by a mutation of a parental active gene.
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pseudogene
(so͞o′də-jēn′)n.
A segment of DNA that resembles a gene but is not functional and usually not transcribed. Pseudogenes often have functional paralogs in the same organism.
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pseudogene
a nucleotide sequence, similar to that of a known functional gene, but that is inactive due to the accumulation of MUTATIONS. A pseudogene may result from a tandem DUPLICATION of an existing gene or REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION of the transcript of the gene (so that it lacks the introns and has a POLY(A) TAIL).Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
pseudogenes
The stable and inactive, long-term consequences of earlier mutations that occurred during the process of evolution and so damaged genes as to make them incapable of coding for proteins. Pseudogenes might be considered as analogues of fossils in geology.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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