pseudocopy

Definitions

An imperfect (mutated or incomplete) copy of a gene that is inserted into another segment of the DNA or RNA.

Examples

“This could reflect⟳ the presence of only one bona fide copy⟳ of the element and one pseudocopy, assuming that the latter is mutated to an extent preventing adequate primer binding but allowing detection by hybridization.”

“In order⟳ to make⟳ even a pseudocopy of a gene, a dozen sophisticated proteins are required: to pry apart the two DNA strands, to align the copying machinery at the right place⟳, to stitch the nucleotides together into a string, to insert⟳ the pseudocopy back into the DNA, and much more.”

“The disrupted pseudogene is in the mouse a pseudocopy of a gene of unknown function, called makorin 1.”

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