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Genetic Phenomena > Recombination, Genetic > Gene Fusion

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Gene Fusion  

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  • ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION is also available

Scope note

  • The GENETIC RECOMBINATION of the parts of two or more GENES resulting in a gene with different or additional regulatory regions, or a new chimeric gene product. ONCOGENE FUSION includes an ONCOGENE as at least one of the fusion partners and such gene fusions are often detected in neoplastic cells and are transcribed into ONCOGENE FUSION PROTEINS. ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION is carried out in vitro by RECOMBINANT DNA technology.

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  • 2006

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D050939

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