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Abstract
The presence of two or more genetic loci on the same chromosome. Extensions of this original definition refer to the similarity in content and organization between chromosomes, of different species for example.
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- Syntenic Homology
- Homologies, Syntenic
- Homology, Syntenic
- Syntenic Homologies
- Syntenies
- Chromosomal Colinearity
- Colinearity, Chromosomal
- Conserved Synteny
- Syntenic Conservation
- Chromosomal Colinearities
- Colinearities, Chromosomal
- Conservation, Syntenic
- Conservations, Syntenic
- Conserved Syntenies
- Syntenic Conservations
- Syntenies, Conserved
- Synteny, Conserved
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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.
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History Note
2002; use LINKAGE(GENETICS) 2001
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- Chromosome Mapping (1971-2001)
- Comparative Study (1976-2001)
- specific Chromosome Mapping (1971-2001)
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- National Library of Medicine. Synteny. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D026801. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D026801
- Synteny. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synteny
- Synteny. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q971246