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Glossary Term
Glossary Term Synonym
Definition In MGI, a synonym is either an unofficial symbol that has appeared in the scientific literature or in public databases such as GenBank, or a formerly official symbol, withdrawn due to gene family revisions or to conform to the human ortholog symbol.
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01/20/2015
MGI 5.21 		The Jackson Laboratory