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DUPLICATE GENES

\djˈuːplɪkˌe͡ɪt d͡ʒˈiːnz], \djˈuːplɪkˌe‍ɪt d‍ʒˈiːnz], \d_j_ˈuː_p_l_ɪ_k_ˌeɪ_t dʒ_ˈiː_n_z]\

Definitions of DUPLICATE GENES

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Two identical genes showing the same phenotypic action but localized in different regions of a chromosome or on different chromosomes. (From Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed)

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