Where does “pseudoallelism” come from?
pseudoallelism (English) comes from English allelism, from English allele, from German Allel, from German Allelomorph, from English allelomorph, from Greek αλληλ-, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Proto-Hellenic áľľos — to grow, nourish.
pseudoallelism (English): 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
Definitions
- 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
Ancestry of “pseudoallelism”, step by step
pseudoallelism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English allelism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | allelism | The existence of two or more alleles of a gene |
| 2 | English | allele | One of a number of alternative forms of the same... |
| 3 | German | Allel | allele |
| 4 | German | Allelomorph | — |
| 5 | English | allelomorph | Synonym of allele |
| 6 | Greek | αλληλ- | Alternative form of αλληλο-; reciprocal, mutual;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | áľľos | other, another |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |