multigene

multigene
mul·ti·gene .məl-tē-'jēn, -.tī- adj relating to or determined by a group of genes which were orig. copies of the same gene but evolved by mutation to become different from each other <a \multigene family of proteins with a common evolutionary origin (Vann Bennett )(et al)>

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  • multigene family — multigene family. См. мультигенное семейство. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • multigene — adjective Involving multiple genes …   Wiktionary

  • multigene family — See gene family …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • multigene family — noun A group of multiple copies of similar genes on the same chromosome, thought to arise from a single, ancestral gene …   Wiktionary

  • multigene family — A set of genes (not necessarily mapping to the same genomic location) that are related in nucleotide sequence and/or that produce polypeptides with similar amino acid sequences. Sequence similarity does not always result in functional similarity …   Glossary of Biotechnology

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  • gene family — (= multigene family) A set of genes coding for diverse proteins which, by virtue of their high degree of sequence similarity, are believed to have evolved from a single ancestral gene. An example is the immunoglobulin family where the… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

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  • wnt — Multigene family encoding various secreted signalling molecules important in morphogenesis. First member was Drosophila wingless, but many vertebrate homologues are now known. Wnt 1 induces accumulation of b catenin and plakoglobin and affects… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

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