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supergene

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supergene [′sü·pər‚jēn]
(genetics)
A chromosomal segment protected from crossing over and therefore transmitted from generation to generation as if it were a single recon.
(mineralogy)
Referring to mineral deposits or enrichments formed by descending solutions. Also known as hypergene.


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Our findings also lend support to the concept that the LDL receptor is a mosaic protein whose gene is built up of exons that have been borrowed from or loaned to other genes and is thus a member of several supergene families.
5 million tonnes in the copper-enriched supergene layer with a copper grade of 1.
Underground exploration will simultaneously allow access to the near surface (above 170m vertical depth) supergene and transition indicated resources estimated at 4.
 
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