gene
A region of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) coding either for the messenger RNA encoding the amino acid sequence in a polypeptide chain or for a functional RNA molecule.
© 2004 by Sinauer Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. Conner, J.K. and D.L. Hartl. A Primer of Ecological Genetics.
Further Exploration
Concept Links for further exploration
gene interaction
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patent
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DNA
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chromosome
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frameshift mutation
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nonsense mutation
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genomics
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microarray
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human genome project
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haplotype
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recombination
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linkage
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genetic drift
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evolution
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translation
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dominant
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recessive
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penetrance
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knockout mouse
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RFLP
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transduction (prokaryotes)
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SNP
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allele frequency
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population bottleneck
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principle of segregation
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principle of independent assortment
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dihybrid cross
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TATA box
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phenotype
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exon
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tumor suppressor
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intron
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Mendelian trait
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allele
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RNA
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transcription unit
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protooncogene
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mutation
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genotype
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principle of segregation
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principle of uniformity
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Principles of Inheritance
