multigene
adjective
mul·ti·gene
ˌməl-tē-ˈjēn, -ˌtī- 
: relating to or determined by a group of genes which were originally copies of the same gene but evolved by mutation to become different from each other
a multigene family of proteins with a common evolutionary origin—
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“Multigene.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/multigene. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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