Structured Summary
Abstract
The biological processes, properties, and objects that are involved in maintaining, expressing, and transmitting from one organism to another, genetically encoded traits.
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Classification
Narrower headings
- Biological Evolution
- Breeding
- Cell Division
- Cellular Reprogramming
- Clonal Evolution
- Consanguinity
- DNA Cleavage
- DNA Damage
- DNA Methylation
- DNA Packaging
- DNA Repair
- DNA Replication
- DNA Transformation Competence
- Founder Effect
- Gene Expression
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Gene Frequency
- Gene Order
- Gene Pool
- Gene Rearrangement
- Genetic Background
- Genetic Fitness
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Load
- Genetic Recombination
- Genetic Selection
- Genetic Structures
- Genetic Variation
- Genomic Instability
- Genotype
- Heredity
- Hybrid Vigor
- Inbreeding Depression
- Inheritance Patterns
- Molecular Mimicry
- Mutagenesis
- Nucleic Acid Denaturation
- Phenotype
- Ploidies
- Protein Structural Homology
- RNA Cleavage
- RNA Damage
- RNA Replication
- Sequence Homology
- Sex Determination Processes
- Sex Ratio
- Sympatry
- Virus Integration
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Synonyms
11 entry terms
- Genetic Concepts
- Genetic Phenomenon
- Concept, Genetic
- Concepts, Genetic
- Genetic Concept
- Phenomena, Genetic
- Phenomenon, Genetic
- Genetic Process
- Genetic Processes
- Process, Genetic
- Processes, Genetic
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Aspects Covered
5 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.
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Indexing Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics
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History Note
2009
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Number
- G05
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Genetic Phenomena. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055614. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055614
- Genetic Phenomena. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65359289