synteny
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synteny
[sin´tĕ-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. adj., adj synten´ic.
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syn·te·ny
(sin'te-nē),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.
[syn- + G. tainia, ribbon]
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synteny
(sĭn′tə-nē)n.
The condition of two or more genes being located on the same chromosome whether or not there is demonstrable linkage between them.
syn·ten′ic (-tĕn′ĭk) adj.
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syn·te·ny
(sin'tĕ-nē)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.
[syn- + G. tainia, ribbon]
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synteny
two or more LOCI that lie on the same CHROMOSOME are syntenic (literally on the same ribbon). Correlation of the presence or absence of each of a set of chromosomes with the presence or absence of specific gene products is synteny testing.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005