Genome Glossary and Acronyms
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- Oligo
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See: oligonucleotide
- Oligogenic
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A phenotypic trait produced by two or more genes working together.
See also: polygenic disorder - Oligonucleotide
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A molecule usually composed of 25 or fewer nucleotides; used as a DNA synthesis primer.
See also: nucleotide - Oncogene
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A gene, one or more forms of which is associated with cancer. Many oncogenes are involved, directly or indirectly, in controlling the rate of cell growth.
- Open reading frame (ORF)
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The sequence of DNA or RNA located between the start-code sequence (initiation codon) and the stop-code sequence (termination codon).
- Operon
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A set of genes transcribed under the control of an operator gene.
- Overlapping clones
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See: genomic library
Updated 26-Apr-07
