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A phenomenon in which genes near certain chromosomal regions, such as centromeres or telomeres, are rendered transcriptionally inactive. See antisense RNA, DNA methylation, heterochromatin, position effect, RNA interference, somatoclonal variation, telomeric silencing.
From: gene silencing in A Dictionary of Genetics »
Subjects: Genetics and Genomics.
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