Gene cluster
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gene-cluster-318-15196132
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Gene cluster
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A gene family is a set of homologous genes within one organism. A gene cluster is a group of two or more genes found within an organism's DNA that encode similar polypeptides, or proteins, which collectively share a generalized function and are often located within a few thousand base pairs of each other. The size of gene clusters can vary significantly, from a few genes to several hundred genes. Portions of the DNA sequence of each gene within a gene cluster are found to be identical; however,
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_cluster
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2023-10-18T16:45:04Z
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