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structural gene
struc·tur·al gene
Definitions related to structural gene:
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Biological macromolecule which is a segment of a DNA molecule and which consists of sets of nucleotide pairs organized into regions of coding, noncoding and regulatory sequences.Foundational Model of AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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Genes which code for protein products; compare with GENETIC REGULATORY ELEMENT and REGULATORY GENE.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(structural protein gene) A gene that encodes a protein with a chief function as part of a physical structure within a cell. This is in contrast to genes that encode proteins with a function that is enzymatic or regulatory.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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