supergene
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supergene (plural supergenes)
- (genetics) A group of neighbouring genes on a chromosome that are inherited together because of close genetic linkage and are functionally related in an evolutionary sense.
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supergene (not comparable)
- (geology, of a mineral) leached and then deposited by descending waters
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supergene
- inflection of supergen: