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structural gene
Biology; Biochemistry
A gene en coding the amino acid sequence of a protein. Non-regulatory gene.
hemizygous gene
Biology; Biochemistry
A gene present in only one copy in a diploid organism for example, X-linked gene s in a male mammal.
subvital gene
Biology; Biochemistry
A gene that causes the death of some proportion (but not all) of the individuals that Express it.
gene variant
Biology; Biochemistry
A gene that is essentially the same as another, but has mutational differences.
pseudoautosomal gene
Biology; Biochemistry
A gene that occurs on both sex -determining heteromorphic chromosomes.
transforming oncogene
Biology; Biochemistry
A gene that upon transfection converts a previously immortalized cell to the malignant phenotype.
