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Pseudogenes

Medical 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.
Also Called:	beta-Tubulin Pseudogene,Genes, Processed
Previously Indexed:	Genes (1975-1987),Genes, Structural (1975-1987)

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