pseudogene

Questions

What does pseudogene mean?

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.

Where does pseudogene come from?

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English gene English pseudogene From pseudo- + gene.

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