pseudogenes

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005278",
  "term": "pseudogenes",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Genes bearing close resemblance to known genes at different loci, but rendered non-functional by additions or deletions in structure that prevent normal transcription or translation. When lacking introns and containing a poly-A segment near the downstream end (as a result of reverse copying from processed nuclear RNA into double-stranded DNA), they are called processed genes.",
  "synonyms": [
    "processed genes"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "genes",
    "intergenic DNA"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "seudogenes"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/pseudogenes/"
}