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gene expression

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Noun1.gene expression - conversion of the information encoded in a gene first into messenger RNA and then to a protein
organic phenomenon - (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals


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The analysis of gene sequence and gene expression variations allows for the detection of defective genes and polymorphisms associated with specific diseases.
Gene expression is a unique way of characterizing how cells and organisms adapt to changes in the external environment.
However, we now have a number of methods that allow identification of genes critical for survival in a host as well as methods that allow direct measurement of gene expression during interaction with a host.
 
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