"Gene Dosage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The number of copies of a given gene present in the cell of an organism. An increase in gene dosage (by GENE DUPLICATION for example) can result in higher levels of gene product formation. GENE DOSAGE COMPENSATION mechanisms result in adjustments to the level GENE EXPRESSION when there are changes or differences in gene dosage.
| Descriptor ID |
D018628
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G05.380.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Gene Dosage- Gene Dosage
- Dosage, Gene
- Dosages, Gene
- Gene Dosages
- Gene Copy Number
- Copy Number, Gene
- Copy Numbers, Gene
- Gene Copy Numbers
- Number, Gene Copy
- Numbers, Gene Copy
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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