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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… Pseudogenes , Pseudogenes are defective copies of functional genes. These may be partial or complete duplicates derived from polypeptide-encoding genes or RNA gene… Operon , Operon
An operon is a genetic regulatory system found in prokaryotes and the bacterial viruses (bacteriophages ) that attack bacteria. It is a cluste… 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… Recessive Gene , recessive gene A gene whose phenotypic effect is expressed in the homozygous state but masked in the presence of the dominant allele (i.e. when the o…
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