gene [SO_0000704]
A region (or regions) that includes all of the sequence elements necessary to encode a functional transcript. A gene may include regulatory regions, transcribed regions and/or other functional sequence regions.
gene
ID: SO_0000704
Class
A region (or regions) that includes all of the sequence elements necessary to encode a functional transcript. A gene may include regulatory regions, transcribed regions and/or other functional sequence regions.
This term is mapped to MGED. Do not obsolete without consulting MGED ontology. A gene may be considered as a unit of inheritance.A gene is any 'gene allele' that produces a functional transcript (ie one capable of translation into a protein, or independent functioning as an RNA), when encoded in the genome of some cell or virion.
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Relationships
- member_of: gene_group
Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| INSDC_feature:gene | exact synonym |
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