pseudoallelism

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noun

The situation in which two genes with similar functions are located so close to one another on a chromosome that they are genetically linked and tend to be inherited together

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Meanings

nounpseudoallelism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe situation in which two genes with similar functions are located so close to one another on a chromosome that they are genetically linked and tend to be inherited together

Origin

From pseudo- + allelism.

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pseudoallelism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoallelism

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“pseudoallelism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoallelism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoallelism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoallelism.

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