Pseudogene At Biology Glossary
What is it? An inactive gene derived from an ancestral active gene. Pseudogenes are often recognized by nonsense or frameshift mutations that disrupt an open reading frame that encodes a functional protein in a related genome.Bio Definition Added By: Isabella
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