Phenomena and Processes

Genes

A category of nucleic acid sequences that function as units of heredity and which code for the basic instructions for the development, reproduction, and maintenance of organisms.

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Abstract

A category of nucleic acid sequences that function as units of heredity and which code for the basic instructions for the development, reproduction, and maintenance of organisms.

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7 entry terms
  • Gene
  • Cistron
  • Genetic Materials
  • Cistrons
  • Genetic Material
  • Material, Genetic
  • Materials, Genetic

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5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; restorer genes: index GENES, SUPPRESSOR and probably PLANT INFERTILITY; repressor genes = GENES, REGULATOR but also consider REPRESSOR PROTEINS; lac gene = LAC OPERON but consider also LAC FACTORS or LAC REPRESSORS (see note on REPRESSOR PROTEINS); split genes = EXONS or INTRONS

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History Note

1965; (1963); for CISTRON use GENES, STRUCTURAL 1980-2005

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  1. G05.360w.340w.024.340w

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QU 470

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Genes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005796. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005796
  2. Genes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene
  3. Genes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7187