defined:

A gene, located in a chromosome region suspected of being involved in a disease, whose protein product suggests that it could be the disease gene in question.

explained:

Listen to a detailed explanation.

Dr. Eric Green, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Genome Technology Branch, defines candidate gene.

related
terms:

chromosome, cloning, gene, positional cloning, protein

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