"pseudocopy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pseudocopies [plural]
Etymology: pseudo- + copy Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|copy}} pseudo- + copy Head templates: {{en-noun|pseudocopies}} pseudocopy (plural pseudocopies)
  1. (genetics) An imperfect (mutated or incomplete) copy of a gene that is inserted into another segment of the DNA or RNA. Categories (topical): Genetics

Inflected forms

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