The tissue that surrounds the necks of teeth and covers the alveolar parts of the jaws; broadly: the alveolar portion of a jaw with its enveloping soft tissues.|The soft tissue surrounding the neck of individual teeth as well as covering the alveolar bone. The tissue is fibrous and continuous with the periodontal ligament and mucosal covering. (Experimental Factor Ontology, EFO_0001925)
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15 genes co-occuring with the biological term gingiva in literature-supported statements describing functions of genes from the GeneRIF Biological Term Annotations dataset.
