Genes

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002798",
  "term": "Genes",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The fundamental physical and functional unit of heredity. A gene is typically a specific segment of a chromosome and encodes a specific functional product (such as a protein or RNA molecule).",
  "synonyms": [
    "cistron"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "genome",
    "gene pool",
    "repressor proteins",
    "gene ontology",
    "copy number variation",
    "genetic code",
    "molecular genetics",
    "genetic analysis",
    "synthetic genes",
    "suicide genes",
    "regulon",
    "unigenes",
    "tumor suppressor genes",
    "essential genes",
    "oncogenes",
    "structural genes",
    "cisgenes",
    "chloroplast genes",
    "gene components",
    "dominant genes",
    "duplicate genes",
    "multigene family",
    "homeotic genes",
    "lethal genes",
    "major genes",
    "major histocompatibility complex",
    "modifiers (genes)",
    "operon",
    "pseudogenes",
    "regulator genes",
    "reporter genes",
    "suppressor genes",
    "alleles"
  ],
  "references": [
    "USDA Glossary of Agricultural Biotechnology Terms",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "genes"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/genes/"
}