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supergene

(so͞o′pər-jēn′)
n.
A group of closely linked genes occupying a large chromosomal segment and frequently functioning as a genetic unit.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

supergene

a cluster of genes along a chromosome that, while closely located, may have unrelated functions. Supergenes may act as a single unit during RECOMBINATION in meiosis.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

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