pseudogenization

noun

The conversion of a gene into a pseudogene.

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Meanings

nounpseudogenization (plural pseudogenizations)

plural pseudogenizations

  1. biologyThe conversion of a gene into a pseudogene.

    The presence of stop codons at two different positions in ΨAvTpsB and ΨAvTpsB’ suggests that pseudogenization happened after their acquisition.

    2015 July 11, “Against All Odds: Trehalose-6-Phosphate Synthase and Trehalase Genes in the Bdelloid Rotifer Adineta vaga Were Acquired by Horizontal Gene Transfer and Are Upregulated during Desiccation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pseudogene + -ization.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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