Mesh term Genes
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Description
A category of nucleic acid sequences that function as units of heredity and which code for the basic instructions for the development, reproduction, and maintenance of organisms.Browse to child terms:
Alleles
Gene Components
Genes, Chloroplast
Genes, Developmental
Genes, Dominant
Genes, Duplicate
Genes, Essential
Genes, Helminth
Genes, Immediate-Early
Genes, Immunoglobulin
Genes, Insect
Genes, Lethal
Genes, MDR
Genes, Microbial
Genes, Mitochondrial
Genes, Modifier
Genes, Neoplasm
Genes, Overlapping
Genes, Plant
Genes, Protozoan
Genes, RAG-1
Genes, Recessive
Genes, Regulator
Genes, Reporter
Genes, Suppressor
Genes, Synthetic
Genes, T-Cell Receptor
Genes, X-Linked
Genes, Y-Linked
Genes, cdc
Genes, sry
Major Histocompatibility Complex
Multigene Family
Pseudogenes
Transgenes
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