Pseudogenization

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The conversion of a gene into a pseudogene.

    "The presence of stop codons at two different positions in ΨAvTpsB and ΨAvTpsB’ suggests that pseudogenization happened after their acquisition."

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"The presence of stop codons at two different positions in ΨAvTpsB and ΨAvTpsB’ suggests that pseudogenization happened after their acquisition."

Etymology

From pseudogene + -ization.

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