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Genomic segment — A region of the genome; it encompasses objects described as loci or probes. Genomic segments can range in size from points to regions as large as an entire chromosome. There are many types of genomic regions. On a technical level, they include… … Medical dictionary
recombinant DNA technology — Genetics. any of various techniques for separating and recombining segments of DNA or genes, often employing a restriction enzyme to cut a gene from a donor organism and inserting it into a plasmid or viral DNA for transplantation into a host… … Universalium
heredity — /heuh red i tee/, n., pl. heredities. Biol. 1. the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new… … Universalium
virus — viruslike, adj. /vuy reuhs/, n., pl. viruses. 1. an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA … Universalium
Operon — A typical operon In genetics, an operon is a functioning unit of genomic DNA containing a cluster of genes under the control of a single regulatory signal or promoter.[1][2] The genes are tr … Wikipedia
SNP genotyping — is the measurement of genetic variations of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) between members of a species. It is a form of genotyping, which is the measurement of more general genetic variation. SNPs are one of the most common types of… … Wikipedia
Microsatellite (genetics) — This article is about the DNA sequence. For small orbiting spacecraft, see Miniaturized satellite. Microsatellites, also known as Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) or short tandem repeats (STRs), are repeating sequences of 2 6 base pairs of DNA.[1]… … Wikipedia
Molecular Inversion Probe — (MIP)[1] belongs to the class of Capture by Circularization molecular techniques [1] for performing genomic partitioning, a process through which one captures and enriches specific regions of the genome[2]. Probes used in this technique are… … Wikipedia
Nucleotide excision repair — Diagram[1] Nucleotide excision repair is a DNA repair mechanism.[2] DNA constantly requires r … Wikipedia
Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… … Universalium
