pseudoallelism

pseudoallelism definition - medical

pseu·do·al·le·lism (so͞oˌdō-ə-lēˈlĭzˌəm, -lĕlˈĭzˌ-)

noun
The state in which two or more genes appear to occupy the same locus under certain conditions but can be shown to occupy closely linked loci under other conditions.

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