Gene family
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gene-family-258-14703372
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Gene family
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A gene family is a set of several similar genes, formed by duplication of a single original gene, and generally with similar biochemical functions. One such family are the genes for human hemoglobin subunits; the ten genes are in two clusters on different chromosomes, called the α-globin and β-globin loci. These two gene clusters are thought to have arisen as a result of a precursor gene being duplicated approximately 500 million years ago. Genes are categorized into families based on shared nuc
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Set of several similar genes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_family
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2024-03-31T06:12:02Z
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