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Gain-of-function mutation

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002726

A type of mutation in which the altered gene product possesses a new molecular function or a new pattern of gene expression. Gain-of-function mutations are almost always dominant or semidominant.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002726
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute, eMICE, Glossary; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoMutation; Loss-of-function mutation; Gene overexpression
TranslationsSpanish: mutación de ganancia de función
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002726",
  "term": "Gain-of-function mutation",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A type of mutation in which the altered gene product possesses a new molecular function or a new pattern of gene expression. Gain-of-function mutations are almost always dominant or semidominant.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "mutation",
    "loss-of-function mutation",
    "gene overexpression"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute, eMICE, Glossary",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "mutación de ganancia de función"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/gain-of-function-mutation/"
}

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