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pseudogene
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pseu·do·gene (sd-jn)
n.
A segment of DNA resembling a gene but lacking a genetic function.

pseudogene
[so̅o̅′dōjēn′]
Etymology: Gk, pseudes + genein, to produce
a DNA sequence that resembles a gene and may be derived from one but lacks a genetic function.

pseudogene
a nonfunctional DNA sequence, nearly homologous to a functional gene.


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marginale, the genomic repertoire of msp2 pseudogenes has been associated with the ability, or lack of ability, of strains to superinfect and cause epidemic spread of the organism (5).
Immediate efforts focus on mapping all shrimp ribosomal genes from a BAC library by exploiting known strategies to identify PCR-detectable sequence-tagged sites ar introns to distinguish from potential processed pseudogenes (Kenmochi et al.
Do such organisms (with their apparent excess amounts of DNA) have more pseudogenes among the members of their gene families?
 
 
 
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