pseudogenized

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adjective

Converted or mutated to a pseudogene.

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Meanings

adjectivepseudogenized (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyConverted or mutated to a pseudogene.

    This pattern strongly suggests that a deletion of the promoter region occurred in the common ancestor of muroids and abrogated the transcription of exon 1A (as observed in mouse, where the pseudogenized exon 1A is not transcribed […]

    2015 July 2, Alexa Sadier et al., “Tinkering signaling pathways by gain and loss of protein isoforms: the case of the EDA pathway regulator EDARADD”, in BMC Evolutionary Biology, volume 15, →DOI

Origin

From pseudogene + -ize + -ed.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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