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NALT Full

Preferred term

gene duplication

Type

Topic

Definition

Processes occurring in various organisms by which new genes are copied. Gene duplication may result in a multigene family; supergenes or pseudogenes.
Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

molecular genetics

Related concepts

Scope note

Use for a chromosomal structural change resulting in the doubling of a section of the genome of prokaryotes and eukaryotes; For genes which give the same phenotypic result, USE duplicate genes.

In other languages

duplicación genética

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/42565

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