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NALT Concept Space
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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. genetic resources
  3. genome
  4. genes
  5. multigene family
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. biological resources
  3. genetic resources
  4. genome
  5. genes
  6. multigene family
  1. Fields of Study
  2. genetics
  3. genetic structure
  4. genome
  5. genes
  6. multigene family

Preferred term

multigene family

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A set of genes descended by duplication and variation from some ancestral gene. Such genes may be clustered together on the same chromosome or dispersed on different chromosomes.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • gene clusters
  • multigene families
  • multi-gene family
  • reiterated genes

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/34890

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