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syn·te·ny   (sĭn'tə-nē)   
n.  The condition of two or more genes being located on the same chromosome whether or not there is demonstrable linkage between them.

[syn- + Greek tainiā, band; see taenia.]
syn·ten'ic (-těn'ĭk) adj.
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synteny syn·te·ny (sĭn'tə-nē)
n.
The condition of two or more genes being on the same chromosome whether or not there is demonstrable linkage between them.

syn·ten'ic (-těn'ĭk) adj.

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