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Term coined by Demerec & Hartman (1959) for a group of closely linked genes that code for a series of enzymes for successive steps in a metabolic pathway.
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The interleukin gene cluster on human chromosome 5q31 was selected for large scale sequencing because it contains a number of functionally related genes and is therefore likely to yield novel cytokine gene candidates through sequence analysis.
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1-10 2 How transcriptional and epigenetic programmes are played out on an individual mammalian gene cluster during lineage commitment and differentiation Douglas R.
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A particular subgroup of homeobox genes are the Hox genes, which are found in a special gene cluster, the Hox cluster (also called Hox complex). Hox genes function in patterning the body axis.
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A particular subgroup of homeobox genes are the Hox genes, which are found in a special gene cluster, the HOX cluster. Hox genes function in patterning the body axis.
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Transcription of Ribosomal RNA Gene Clusters
Electron micrograph showing transcription of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes in the developing egg cell of the spotted newt.
Eukaryotes have several hundred identical genes encoding ribosomal RNA.
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trans conformation In a heterozygote involving two mutant sites (ab) within a gene or gene cluster, the arrangement, Ab/aB. See cis conformation
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