superfamily
superfamily In genetics, a group of genes derived by one or more duplication events, originally from an ancestral gene, which show less than 50 per cent similarity.
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Pseudogenes , Pseudogenes are defective copies of functional genes. These may be partial or complete duplicates derived from polypeptide-encoding genes or RNA gene… gene family , gene family A group of similar or identical genes, usually along the same chromosome, that originate by gene duplication of a single original gene. S… Selfish Dna , Evolutionary biologists increasingly accept that genes are selfish. But what does this mean? Clearly genes do not have personal motivations, and even… Genetics , genetics, scientific study of the mechanism of heredity. While Gregor Mendel first presented his findings on the statistical laws governing the trans… Regulator Gene , regulatory gene In the operon theory of gene regulation, a gene that is involved in switching on or off the transcription of structural genes. When t… Gene , The gene is the physical unit of heredity. For each physical trait—such as eye color, height, hair color—a person inherits two genes or two groups of…
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