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tubby candidate gene  

Definition(s)

  • In the 1970s, the tubby gene (normal: tub; mutated: tub) caused severe obesity in mice. Several other animal species, including humans, were subsequently found to have the tubby gene. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Tubby Candidate Gene]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-KM2ZPPWJ-5

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