orthology
orthology In phylogenetics, pertaining to genes which have been separated by a speciation event. Compare paralogy and xenology.
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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… 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… , neuron • , exon •Agamemnon, Memnon •ninon, xenon •noumenon • Trianon • xoanon •organon • Simenon • Maintenon •crampon, kampong, tampon •Nippon • coupon •Akron,… Linkage , linkage •abridge, bridge, fridge, frig, midge, ridge •quayage • verbiage • foliage • lineage •ferriage •stowage, towage •buoyage, voyage •sewage •Bab… 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…
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