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gene amplification
An increase in the number of copies of a specific gene in an organism. This can lead to the production of a corresponding protein at elevated levels.
Source:
PAC, 1992, 64, 143 (Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)) on page 154
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Cite as: IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, Electronic version, http://goldbook.iupac.org/G02605.html.
Transformed and rewritten from PDF version (entry http://www.iupac.org/goldbook/G02605.pdf)
by: Miloslav Nic, Jiri Jirat, Bedrich Kosata, ICT Prague, Czech Republic
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