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22 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Algorithms, Astrobiology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics….

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Gene expression

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At a glance

Gene expression is the process by which the information contained within a gene is used to produce a functional gene product, such as a protein or a functional RNA molecule.

Disciplines
Biology · Molecular Biology · Biomedical Science
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Cybernetics, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Microbiology, Physiology
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12 · 5 relation families
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  • DNA19
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  • Gene expression12
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  • Gene11
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  • Genome10
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  • RNA5
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Bridge concepts (40)

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  • Chromosome3
    Biology, Genetics · connects to DNA, Gene, Genome
  • Algorithm2
    Algorithms, Computer Science, Discrete Mathematics, Logic, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Theory of Computation · connects to DNA, Sequence
  • Cell2
    Biology, Cell Biology · connects to Genome, Ribosome
  • Chromatin2
    Cell Biology · connects to DNA, Histone modification
  • Protein2
    Biochemistry, Biology · connects to RNA, Translation

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  • This view connects 14 disciplines: Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biomedical Science, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Cybernetics, Ethics, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Physiology.
  • Gene expression is a bridge concept — viewed here through Biology, Biomedical Science, Molecular Biology.
  • The connections here span 5 relation families.
  • Information explains 3 concepts in this view (Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biomedical Science, Cell Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology).

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