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Medical Term:

pseudogene

Pronunciation: sū′dō-jēn

Definition:

  1. A sequence of nucleotides that is not transcribed and therefore has no phenotypic effect.
  2. An inactive DNA segment that arose by a mutation of a parental active gene.

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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.

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