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TRUNCATED GENE [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

A gene which lacks a fragment, long or not, from one end of the complete gene.

CONT

In a truncated gene, some DNA sequences from structural genes are deleted, the truncated gene being able to produce a product which performs the same primary function as the complete product of the gene. It has been observed that in a transgenic plant, intact gene sometimes does not express whereas the truncated gene is able to express itself.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Gène auquel il manque un fragment plus ou moins long, à l'une de ses extrémités.

Spanish

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