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paralogous genes — Genes that result from duplication of existing genes and then divergence of function contrast with orthologous genes … Dictionary of molecular biology
orthologous genes — Genes related by common phylogenetic descent contrast with paralogous genes … Dictionary of molecular biology
paralogous — Homologous genes/gene products that have duplicated and evolved divergently within a species. e.g. beta and gamma globulin genes … Glossary of Biotechnology
paralogous — adjective a) (of multiple genes at different chromosomal locations in the same organism) Having a similar structure indicating divergence from a common ancestral gene b) (metaphorical) Having a similar structure, quality or nature indicating … Wiktionary
orthologous genes — genes in different species that are similar in DNA sequence and encode proteins having the same function; they originate from a single ancestral gene that diverged after speciation, e.g., the genes encoding β globin chains in different… … Medical dictionary
Homology (biology) — For use of the term homologous in reference to chromosomes, see Homologous chromosomes. The principle of homology: The biological derivation relationship (shown by colors) of the various bones in the forelimbs of four vertebrates is known as… … Wikipedia
Regional specification — In the field of developmental biology, regional specification is the process by which different areas are identified in the development of the early embryo. The process by which the cells become specified differs between organisms. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
CCL4L1 — Chemokine (C C motif) ligand 4 like 1, also known as CCL4L1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: CCL4L1 chemokine (C C motif) ligand 4 like 1| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView… … Wikipedia
MicroRNA — The stem loop secondary structure of a pre microRNA from Brassica oleracea. A microRNA (abbreviated miRNA) is a short ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecule found in eukaryotic cells. A microRNA molecule has very few nucleotides (an average of 22)… … Wikipedia
HIVEP3 — Human immunodeficiency virus type I enhancer binding protein 3, also known as HIVEP3, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: HIVEP3 human immunodeficiency virus type I enhancer binding protein 3| url =… … Wikipedia
