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pseudofunctionalization en · NOUN

Etymology

From pseudo- + functionalization.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A deleterious mutation that does not actually add function
    • One such selection fate was the pseudofunctionalization of the duplicate [49 ]. 2016 March 4, “Characterization of the Fatty Acid Desaturase Genes in Cucumber: Structure, Phylogeny, and Expression Patterns”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: