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MeSH Heading: Gene Silencing
Tree Number(s): G05.308.203.374
Unique ID: D020868
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020868
Scope Note: Interruption or suppression of the expression of a gene at transcriptional or translational levels.
Entry Term(s): Gene Inactivation; Virus-Induced Gene Silencing
NLM Classification #: QU 476
Previous Indexing: Gene Expression Regulation (1981-1999)
See Also: DNA Methylation
Public MeSH Note: 2000
History Note: 2000
Date Introduced: 2000/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

ethics (ES)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Gene Silencing MeSH Descriptor Data 2026