multigene family

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004223",
  "term": "multigene family",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A set of genes descended by duplication and variation from some ancestral gene. Such genes may be clustered together on the same chromosome or dispersed on different chromosomes.",
  "synonyms": [
    "gene clusters",
    "multi-gene family",
    "multigene families",
    "reiterated genes"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "genes",
    "duplicate genes"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "familia de multigenes"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/multigene-family/"
}