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Definition
: A category of nucleic acid sequences that function as units of heredity and which code for the basic instructions for the development, reproduction, and maintenance of organisms.
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; restorer genes: index GENES, SUPPRESSOR and probably PLANT INFERTILITY; repressor genes
See Also
Base Sequence
;
Genome
;
Genomic Library
Examples
Alleles
;
Gene Components
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Genes, Archaeal
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Genes, Bacterial
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Genes, cdc
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Genes, Chloroplast
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Genes, Developmental
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Genes, Dominant
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Genes, Duplicate
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Genes, Essential
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Genes, Fungal
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Genes, Helminth
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Genes, Immediate-Early
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Genes, Immunoglobulin
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Genes, Insect
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Genes, Lethal
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Genes, MDR
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Genes, Mitochondrial
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Genes, Modifier
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Genes, Neoplasm
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Genes, Overlapping
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Genes, Plant
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Genes, Protozoan
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Genes, RAG-1
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Genes, Recessive
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Genes, Regulator
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Genes, Reporter
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Genes, sry
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Genes, Suppressor
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Genes, Synthetic
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Genes, T-Cell Receptor
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Genes, Viral
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Genes, X-Linked
;
Genes, Y-Linked
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Major Histocompatibility Complex
;
Multigene Family
;
Pseudogenes
;
Transgenes
Other names
Materials, Genetic; Material, Genetic; Genetic Material; Cistrons; Genetic Materials; Gene; Cistron