Definition
In bioinformatics, a database entry representing a unique gene or gene cluster, created by combining overlapping DNA sequences from various sources. Used to organize genetic information and eliminate redundancy.
Etymology
Modern compound from Latin 'uni-' meaning 'one' and 'gene' from Greek 'genea' meaning 'generation, race.' Coined in the 1990s during the Human Genome Project as researchers needed standardized ways to catalog genetic information.
Kelly Says
UniGene databases revolutionized genetics by solving the problem of the same gene being sequenced multiple times by different labs worldwide. This computational approach to organizing biological data exemplifies how modern science requires as much information management innovation as laboratory discovery.
Translations
ARالعربية
جين واحد
jeen wa-hid
CACatalà
unigene
oo-nee-jen
CSČeština
unigene
oo-nee-jen
DADansk
unigene
oo-nee-jen
DEDeutsch
UniGen
oo-nee-gen
ELΕλληνικά
unigene
oo-nee-jen
ESEspañol
unígeno
oon-ee-heh-noh
FAفارسی
ژن واحد
je-n va-hid
FISuomi
unigene
oo-nee-jen
FRFrançais
unigene
oon-ee-jen
HAHA
jinin daya
ji-nin da-ya
HEעברית
ג'ן יחיד
gen ye-chid
HUMagyar
unigene
oo-nee-jen
IDBahasa Indonesia
gen tunggal
gen-tung-gal
ITItaliano
unigene
oo-nee-jen
JA日本語
単一遺伝子
tan-itsu-iden-shi
MSBahasa Melayu
gen tunggal
gen-tung-gal
MYမြန်မာ
တူညီမှု
tu-nyee-mu
NLNederlands
unigene
oo-nee-jen
NONorsk
unigene
oo-nee-jen
PLPolski
unigene
oo-nee-jen
PTPortuguês
unígeno
oon-ee-heh-noh
RORomână
unigene
oo-nee-jen
RUРусский
униген
oo-nee-gen
SVSvenska
unigene
oo-nee-jen
SWKiswahili
jasiri mmoja
ja-si-ri m-moja
TAதமிழ்
ஒரு ஜீன்
oor-jeen
TEతెలుగు
ఒక జీన్
ook-jeen
THไทย
ยีนเดียว
yien-dee-ao
TLTL
isang gene
ee-sang ge-ne
UKУкраїнська
уніген
oo-nee-gen
VITiếng Việt
gen duy nhất
gen doo-y-n-h-est