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gene amplification
Occurrence of extra copies of a gene; with respect to a plasmid, an increase in the number of plasmid copies per cell, which may be induced by a specific treatment.
Note: Spontaneous gene amplification frequently occurs in tumor cells.
- Kalbos dalis: noun
- Pramonės šaka / sritis: Biology; Chemistry
- Category: Toxicology
- Company: National Library of Medicine
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