Multigene Family [multigenová rodina]
- Terms
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genové klastry
genový cluster
genový klastr
geny opakující se
klastry genů
klustery genů
multigenové rodiny
opakující se geny
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Gene Clusters
Genes, Reiterated
A set of genes descended by duplication and variation from some ancestral gene. Such genes may be clustered together on the same chromosome or dispersed on different chromosomes. Examples of multigene families include those that encode the hemoglobins, immunoglobulins, histocompatibility antigens, actins, tubulins, keratins, collagens, heat shock proteins, salivary glue proteins, chorion proteins, cuticle proteins, yolk proteins, and phaseolins, as well as histones, ribosomal RNA, and transfer RNA genes. The latter three are examples of reiterated genes, where hundreds of identical genes are present in a tandem array. (King & Stanfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
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- D005810 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0009111
- Previous indexing
- Genes (1966-1970); Genes, Bacterial (1982-1986); Genes, Structural (1971-1986); Genes, Viral (1978-1986)
- History note
- 97; was GENES, REITERATED 1987-96; MULTIGENE FAMILY was see GENES, REITERATED 1987-96
- Public note
- 97; was GENES, REITERATED 1987-96; MULTIGENE FAMILY was see GENES, REITERATED 1987-96
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