In classical genetics, synteny describes the physical co-localization of genetic loci on the same chromosome within an individual or species. Today, however, biologists usually refer to synteny as the conservation of blocks of order within two sets of chromosomes that are being compared with each other. This concept can also be referred to as shar...
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(from the article `heredity`) Genomic sequencing and mapping have enabled comparison of the general structures of genomes of many different species. The general finding is that ...
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The relationship between two genetic loci (not genes) represented on the same chromosomal pair or (for haploid chromosomes) on the same chromosome; an anatomic rather than a segregational relationship. ... Origin: syn-+ G. Tainia, ribbon ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(sin´tә-ne) the presence together on the same chromosome of two or more gene loci whether or not in such proximity that they may be subject to linkage. conservation of gene order between the chromosome of different species. adj., synten´ic, adj. .
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Genes occurring in the same order on chromosomes of different species.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sin′te-nē Definitions: 1. The relationship between two genetic loci (not genes) represented on the same chromosomal pair or (for haploid chromosomes) on the same chromosome; an anatomic rather than a segregational relationship.
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