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![[-- patent --]](Images/Terms/patent.gif){kind=small}
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| defined: |
When applied to genetics, the government regulations or requirements conferring the right or title to an individual or organization to genes if there has been substantial human intervention.
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Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. Ron King, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Office of Technology Transfer, explains how to patent a gene. |
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gene, intellectual property rights | |
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