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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > genetics > molecular genetics > gene expression regulation > gene amplification
Preferred Term:

gene amplification

Definition:
A selective increase in the number of copies of a gene coding for a specific protein without a proportional increase in other genes. It occurs naturally via the excision of a copy of the repeating sequence from the chromosome and its extrachromosomal replication in a plasmid, or via the production of an RNA transcript of the entire repeating sequence of ribosomal RNA followed by the reverse transcription of the molecule to produce an additional copy of the original DNA sequence.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
gene expression regulation
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • DNA amplification (in vivo)
  • RNA amplification (in vivo)
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/8126
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