vevspesifikk
Vevspesifikk is a term used in biology to describe patterns of gene or protein expression that are restricted to particular tissues. In Norwegian, the concept is described as vevsspesifikk, with some texts also using vevspesifikk in informal usage. A gene or protein is considered tissue-specific when its expression is higher in one tissue than in others, rather than being distributed widely across many tissues. This contrasts with ubiquitous genes that are expressed broadly.
Tissue specificity arises from regulatory mechanisms that control when and where a gene is turned on or
Examples of tissue-specific expression are common in biology. The hormone-producing cells of the pancreas express insulin,
Understanding vevspesifikk has practical implications for research and medicine. It informs basic studies of development and