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- adjective genetics Involving
multiple genes
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Examples
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Chronic diseases like these are usually multigene disorders.
The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009
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Phylogeny and divergence of the pinnipeds Carnivora: Mammalia assessed using a multigene dataset
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First, since odorants vary in structure and can be discriminated, there would be a family of varied, but related odorant receptors, which would be encoded by a multigene family.
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This work showed that the rat has a multigene family that codes for in excess of one hundred different odorant receptors, all related, but each one unique.
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I had decided to switch from rat to mouse as a model organism because of the advantage of using isogenic inbred strains for dissecting a multigene family, and the possibility of generating transgenic mice.
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Variable domains in hagfish: NICIR is a polymorphic multigene family expressed preferentially in leukocytes and is related to lamprey TCR-like.
Stuck on you, biological Velcro and the evolution of adaptive immunity - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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In addition to this widely adopted test, Genomic Health provides the Onco type DX colon cancer test, the first multigene expression test developed for the assessment of risk of recurrence in patients with stage II disease.
unknown title 2012
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DX Colon Cancer test is the first multigene expression test commercially available that has been clinically validated to predict risk of recurrence in patients with stage II colon cancer.
unknown title 2011
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In addition to this widely adopted test, Genomic Health provides the Onco type DX colon cancer test, the first multigene expression test developed for the assessment of risk of recurrence in patients with stage II disease.
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In addition to this widely adopted test, Genomic Health provides the Onco type DX colon cancer test, the first multigene expression test developed for the assessment of risk of recurrence in patients with stage II disease.
Genomic Health to Present at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference - Yahoo! Finance 2011
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