pseudoallelism
The situation in which two genes with similar functions are located so close to one…The situation in which two genes with similar functions are located so close to one another on a chromosome that they are genetically linked and tend to be inherited together
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The situation in which two genes with similar functions are located so close to one another on a chromosome that they are genetically linked and tend to be inherited together
Origin
From pseudo- + allelism.From pseudo- + allelism.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpseudoallelic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable