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Meaning of supergene

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

supergene

noun

Definitions

  1. A group of neighbouring genes on a chromosome that are inherited together because of close genetic linkage and are functionally related in an evolutionary sense.

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of a mineral) leached and then deposited by descending waters

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