pseudofunctionalization

noun

noun

Etymology From pseudo- + functionalization.

Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences 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:

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