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Descriptor English: Gene Duplication
Descriptor Spanish: Duplicación de Gen
Descriptor duplicación génica
Entry term(s) duplicación de genes
Scope note: Procesos que se dan en distintos organismos, por el que surgen nuevos genes. La duplicación génica puede dar lugar a una FAMILIA MULTIGÉNICA, supergenes o PSEUDOGENES.
Descriptor Portuguese: Duplicação Gênica
Descriptor French: Duplication de gène
Entry term(s): Duplication, Gene
Duplications, Gene
Gene Duplications
Tree number(s): G05.365.590.320
G05.558.320
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020440
Scope note: Processes occurring in various organisms by which new genes are copied. Gene duplication may result in a MULTIGENE FAMILY; supergenes or PSEUDOGENES.
Annotation: do not confuse with GENES, DUPLICATE
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Multigene Family (1987-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 99; see MULTIGENE FAMILY 1987-98
History Note: 99; use MULTIGENE FAMILY 1987-98
Related: Chromosome Duplication MeSH
Multigene Family MeSH
Segmental Duplications, Genomic MeSH
DeCS ID: 33897
Unique ID: D020440
NLM Classification: QU 477
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 1998/06/10
Revision Date: 2016/06/17
Gene Duplication - Preferred
Concept UI M0030083
Scope note Processes occurring in various organisms by which new genes are copied. Gene duplication may result in a MULTIGENE FAMILY; supergenes or PSEUDOGENES.
Preferred term Gene Duplication
Entry term(s) Duplication, Gene
Duplications, Gene
Gene Duplications



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