"cluster of genes" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It refers to a group of genes that are physically located close together on a chromosome. Example: The researchers discovered a cluster of genes responsible for a rare genetic disorder.
They found that the presence of one particular cluster of genes correlated with musical creativity.
A cluster of genes regulated by GSK3β-TCF7L2 also displayed promoter hypomethylation.
Of the cluster of genes that together determine H.L.A. type, science, at the time, could look at only three.
Savariau-Lacomme, M.P., Lebarbier, C., Karjalainen, T., Collignon, A. & Janoir, C. Transcription and analysis of polymorphism in a cluster of genes encoding surface-associated proteins of Clostridium difficile.
The major histocompatability complex (MHC) cluster of genes, which helps build proteins involved in the body's immune response, also influences smell signals called pheromones.
Scientists have identified a cluster of genes in the brain that could determine human intelligence.
She found a handful of molecules that targeted the cluster of genes that builds cell walls.
The epidermal differentiation complex (EDC) locus consists of a cluster of genes important for the terminal differentiation of the epidermis.
The syndrome, Dr. Feinberg and Dr. DeBaun found, was often caused by changes in the expression of a cluster of genes, and those changes also are found in colon and lung cancers.
In cross-breeding the flies and provoking genetic changes with chemicals and radiation, he isolated the four-winged mutations and began to identify a cluster of genes that regulate development of the insect's body segments.
The locus, or position of the resistant genes on the genome, was found near a cluster of genes called glycophorins, which are involved in the malaria parasite's invasion of red blood cells.
