English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
pseudo- + functionalization
pseudofunctionalization (uncountable)
- (genetics) A deleterious mutation that does not actually add function
2016 March 4, “Characterization of the Fatty Acid Desaturase Genes in Cucumber: Structure, Phylogeny, and Expression Patterns”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:One such selection fate was the pseudofunctionalization of the duplicate [49 ].
