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Gene Duplication
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Definition
: Processes occurring in various organisms by which new genes are copied. Gene duplication may result in a MULTIGENE FAMILY; supergenes or PSEUDOGENES.
do not confuse with GENES, DUPLICATE
See Also
Chromosome Duplication
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Multigene Family
;
Segmental Duplications, Genomic
Other names
Gene Duplications; Duplications, Gene; Duplication, Gene