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![[-- duplication --]](Images/Terms/duplicat.gif)
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| defined: |
A particular kind of mutation: production of one or more copies of any piece of DNA, including a gene or even an entire chromosome.
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Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. William Pavan, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, defines duplication. |
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related terms: |
cancer, chromosome, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), gene, genome, mutation, phenotype, protein | |
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