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a DNA segment containing a number of genes coding for products with related functions, such as the human major histocompatibility complex.Medical dictionary. 2011.
gene complex — noun Etymology: gene (II) : all the genes of an individual or of a potentially interbreeding group that constitute an interacting functional unit … Useful english dictionary
complex locus — gene complex … Medical dictionary
S gene complex — Genes coding for molecular components of the pollen stigma recognition system in the cabbage genus ( Brassica ). The gene products govern the self incompatibility response and include a glycoprotein found on the stigma surface and a lectin on the … Dictionary of molecular biology
complex — 1. An organized constellation of feelings, thoughts, perceptions, and memories that may be in part unconscious and may strongly influence associations and attitudes. 2. In chemistry, the relatively stable combination of two or more compounds into … Medical dictionary
gene — Synonyms and related words: Altmann theory, DNA, DNA double helix, De Vries theory, Galtonian theory, Mendelianism, Mendelism, RNA, Verworn theory, Weismann theory, Weismannism, Wiesner theory, allele, allelomorph, anticodon, biotype, birth,… … Moby Thesaurus
gene flow — noun : the passage and establishment of genes typical of one breeding population into the gene complex of another through hybridization and backcrossing * * * Ecol. the alteration of the frequencies of alleles of particular genes in a population … Useful english dictionary
Gene prediction — Gene finding typically refers to the area of computational biology that is concerned with algorithmically identifying stretches of sequence, usually genomic DNA, that are biologically functional. This especially includes protein coding genes, but … Wikipedia
Complex vertebral malformation — or CVM is a lethal hereditary syndrome found in Holstein cattle.[1][2] CVM is responsible for malformed calves that are either spontaneously aborted or die shortly after birth.[1][3] It is caused by a missense mutation in the SLC35A3 gene.[ … Wikipedia
Gene therapy — using an Adenovirus vector. A new gene is inserted into an adenovirull. If the treatment is successful, the new gene will make a functional protein. Gene therapy is the insertion, alteration, or removal of genes within an individual s cells and… … Wikipedia
Gene Hunt — Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes character Philip Glenister as Gene Hunt in Ashes to Ashes … Wikipedia
