• between supergene variants. A supergene region can contain few, functionally related genes that clearly contribute to a shared phenotype. Supergenes have...
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  • geology, supergene processes or enrichment are those that occur relatively near the surface as opposed to deep hypogene processes. Supergene processes...
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    causes the formation of many secondary and supergene ores: bauxite, iron ores, saprolitic gold, supergene copper, uranium, and heavy minerals in residual...
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    A 2007 study on Australian nuggets ruled out speculative theories of supergene formation via in-situ precipitation, cold welding of smaller particles...
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  • surface, and tend to form deposits of primary minerals, as opposed to supergene processes that occur at or near the surface, and tend to form secondary...
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    of a single original gene, this is usually not the case with supergenes. In a supergene some of the constituent genes have quite distinct functions, so...
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    very difficult. This unique puzzle led to proposal of a possible supergene. A supergene is a tight cluster of loci that facilitate the co-segregation of...
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    A 2007 study of Australian nuggets ruled out speculative theories of supergene formation via in-situ precipitation, cold welding of smaller particles...
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    boxworks of gossaniferous material. Gaspéite is formed in the regolith as a supergene enrichment mineral of hypogene nickel sulfide minerals, generally in arid...
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    responsible for the distyly supergene in Primula, but there has been no convincing genetic data to support this. Additionally, supergene control is implied for...
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