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Virus

... of the virus is trans lated into DNA , which insert s itself into an infected cell 's own DNA . Ret...2; Virus es can also contribute to cancer by insert ing their DNA into a chromosome in a host cell . Insertion of the virus DNA directly in...

Vector

...in gene therapy Virus es attack their hosts to insert their genetic material into the genetic materi... vector s : the carrier s of DNA genes to be insert ed into cells . veins : channels through which fluid flows toward the heart . vena cava :the ma...

Vectors

...in gene therapy Virus es attack their hosts to insert their genetic material into the genetic materi... vectors : the carrier s of DNA genes to be insert ed into cells . veins : channels through which fluid flows toward the heart . vena cava :the ma...

Vagina

...2;>> Vagina l Rings small plastic ring insert ed into the vagina NuvaRing releases both an estrogen and a progestin and lasts for 3 weeks a progestin-only ring that blocks the menstrual cycle for 3 months ... Full article >>> vagina Tubular organ that leads from the uter...

Uterus

... For centuries camel drivers in northern Africa insert ed a stone in the uterus of their female camels before starting on a long trek. This prevented the animal from becoming pregnant on the journey. The intrauterine device (IUD) used by some 2% of U. Full article >>> The developing...

Tube feet

...the shell open. Only a small crack is needed to insert its cardiac stomach into the prey. Full article >>> region in echinoderm animals in which are located the ambulacral tube feet for locomotion Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology , 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. ...

Triceps muscle

...gin ates from the humerus and the scapula and insert s on the ulna . The triceps extends the forearm. Full article >>> A single skeletal muscle , such as the triceps muscle , is attached at its ... Full article >>>...

Transverse

...mbar vertebrae and the b order of the ilium and insert s on the linea alba. Full article >>> Among the depressions by which the plateau is intersected transverse ly, the principal are the Gualichu, south of the Rio Negro, the Maquinchao and Valcheta (through which previously flowed the ...

Transposition

...he simplest kind of a transposon , consisting of insert ed repeats of DNA flanking a gene for transposase , the enzyme that catalyzes transposition . insight learning ... Full article >>> mutases Enzymes that catalyze the transposition of functional groups. mutation An inher...

Transposon

...omosome or on a different one. If a transposon insert s itself within another gene , it can prevent the...to DNA . integral membrane proteins Proteins insert ed into a membrane by hydrophobic interactions Contrast with peripheral protein s. Full article &#...

Transposase

...he simplest kind of a transposon , consisting of insert ed repeats of DNA flanking a gene for transposase , the enzyme that catalyzes transposition . insight learning ... Full article >>> transposon - mobile segment of DNA capable of "hopping" into or out of chromosomal DNA...

Transposable element

...son or insertion sequence . An element that can insert in a variety of DNA sequence s. Full article ...ement Section of DNA which can copy itself and insert the copy into another position in the chromosome or another chromosome . Free transposon s are ...

Transgenic animals

...rries a foreign gene that has been deliberately insert ed into its genome . The foreign gene is constructed using recombinant DNA methodology. Full article >>> transgenic animals : animals in which one or more genes have been introduced into the nonreproductive cells . translatio...

Transgenic animal

...rries a foreign gene that has been deliberately insert ed into its genome . The foreign gene is constructed using recombinant DNA methodology. Full article >>> transgenic animal s : animals in which one or more genes have been introduced into the nonreproductive cells . translat...

Transgenic

...rries a foreign gene that has been deliberately insert ed into its genome . The foreign gene is constr...ells or organ isms that contain genes that were insert ed into them from other organ isms using the techniques of genetic engineering . Full article ...

Transduction

... cosmid or other lambda vector DNA with an insert into a phage head for transduction of DNA into host . Full article >>> ( guanosine 5'-triphosphate): A nucleotide that is a precursor in RNA synthesis, which plays a role in protein synthesis (as well as in signal trans...

Transcriptase

...A ) from their RNA . The resulting DNA is then insert ed into the chromosome of the host cell . Rib...#62;> Certain virus es have the ability to insert a copy of themselves into the genome of a host . The chemical that make this possible ( reverse ...

Trans-

...esis A process which permits nucleotide s to be insert ed opposite a pyrimidine dimer . Because this p...ary base pair ing, the wrong base pair s may be insert ed, resulting in a mutation . Full article >>> Trans- NIH Mouse Initiative Audios...

Trans

...mbar vertebrae and the b order of the ilium and insert s on the linea alba. Full article >>> : DNA is trans cribed into RNA and RNA is trans lated into protein only in this direction. This concept is first proposed by Francis Crick in 1957. For more, see Gene Expression . Cen...

Taq polymerase

...s it impossible for it to check the base it has insert ed and remove it if it is incorrect, a process common in higher organ isms. Full article >>> Taq POLYMERASE - A DNA polymerase which is very stable at high temperatures, isolated from the thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus. ...

T cell

... number of copies of a DNA sequence , in vivo by insert ing into a cloning vector that replicates within...e normal one (by homologous recombination ), and insert ing that cell ... Full article >>> [Gr. mitos - thread]. The process of nuclear di...

Sub-cloning

...ing : If you have a clone d piece of DNA (say, insert ed into a plasmid ) and you need unlimited copies of only a part of it, you might "sub- clone " it. Full article >>> One project concerns the sub-cloning of a BAC or cosmid into M13. The aim is an automated process that will selec...

Structural gene

...) vector DNA to enable the molecule s to be insert ed into host DNA molecule s promoter and enhancer sequence s to enable the gene to be express ed by host cells 2. Trans form ES cells in culture ... Full article >>> A set of adjacent structural gene s in bacte...

Sticky ends

... segment . Full article >>> DNA insert and vector molecule s are digested with two different restriction enzymes to create noncomplementary sticky ends at either end of each restriction fragment . Full article >>> These are called " sticky ends " because they are a...

Sticky end

...) DNA ... Full article >>> DNA insert and vector molecule s are digested with two different restriction enzymes to create noncomplementary sticky end s at either end of each restriction fragment . Full article >>> Sticky end Short section of single- strand ed ...

Start codon

...d a start codon , depending on the nature of the insert ed DNA . Some expression vector s produce fusion protein s. Full article >>> Start codon s in different reading frame s generate different polypeptide s from the same DNA sequence . (See Reading frame .) Ovum . A female gamet...

Stable transfection

...ent lines of culture d cells with a new gene insert ed into their genome . Usually this is done by linking the desired gene with a "selectable" gene , i.e. Full article >>>...

Site-specific recombination

...pecific recombination , a mobile DNA element is insert ed into a strand of DNA by means similar to that seen in crossover . Full article >>> site-specific recombination A type of genetic recombination that occurs only at specific sequence s. small nuclear RNA ( snRNA ) Any of s...

Simple Sequence Repeat

...ent lines of culture d cells with a new gene insert ed into their genome . Full article >>> Microsatellite s, or Simple Sequence Repeat s (SSRs), are polymorphic loci present in nuclear DNA that consist of repeating units of 1-4 base pair s in length [1]. Full article >>...

Shotgun cloning

... DNA (or BACs) into vectors that carry smaller insert s and that can serve as template s in sequencing reactions. Full article >>>...

Serum

... . Liver Biopsy: Procedure in which a needle is insert ed through the rib cage and abdominal cavity to obtain a sample of liver tissue for testing ... Full article >>> serum The liquid that separates from the blood after coagulation; blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been remo...

Sense

...ry to a non sense codon allowing the t RNA to insert its cognate amino acid at this non sense codon during translation . Full article >>> Anti sense oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN)s are synthetic polymers: the monomers are deoxynucleotides like those in DNA there are usually onl...

RNA virus

...s by trans cribing its RNA into DNA and then insert ing the DNA into a cellular chromosome ; an important class of cancer -causing virus es. reverse transcriptase ( trans- krip-tase) ... Full article >>> an animal RNA virus that replicates itself through a DNA intermediat...

Ribosome

...d a start codon , depending on the nature of the insert ed DNA . Some expression vector s produce fusion protein s. Full article >>> Ribosome s - extremely small grain-like organelle that provides the sites for protein synthesis (they may be free in the cytoplasm or attached to ...

Reverse transcriptase

...A ) from their RNA . The resulting DNA is then insert ed into the chromosome of the host cell . Rib...#62;> Certain virus es have the ability to insert a copy of themselves into the genome of a host . The chemical that make this possible ( reverse ...

Retrotransposon

...is RNA with a reverse transcriptase , and then insert ing the DNA copy into the target DNA . Full article >>> retrotransposon - A trans posable DNA element ( transposon ) which is replicated through an RNA intermediate via reverse transcriptase . Within their character istic ...

Retrovirus

... of the virus is trans lated into DNA , which insert s itself into an infected cell 's own DNA . Ret...s by trans cribing its RNA into DNA and then insert ing the DNA into a cellular chromosome ; an important class of cancer -causing virus es. Ful...

Restriction fragment

... see RNA . Full article >>> DNA insert and vector molecule s are digested with two different restriction enzymes to create noncomplementary sticky ends at either end of each restriction fragment . Full article >>> restriction fragment A segment of double- stran...

Restriction enzymes

...ng clipped. Full article >>> DNA insert and vector molecule s are digested with two different restriction enzymes to create noncomplementary sticky ends at either end of each restriction fragment . Full article >>> The vector (which is frequently circular) is line...

Restriction enzyme

...sequence s. Full article >>> DNA insert and vector molecule s are digested with two different restriction enzyme s to create noncomplementary sticky ends at either end of each restriction fragment . Full article >>> Blunt end End of a DNA fragment produced by a...

Reporter Gene

... Full article >>> Reporter gene s insert ed at any of these loci are not trans cribed as...cle >>> Bacteria l genes have been insert ed into other organ isms as reporter gene s. Full article >>> It is easier to perfo...

Repeats

...he simplest kind of a transposon , consisting of insert ed repeats of DNA flanking a gene for transposase , the enzyme that catalyzes transposition . insight learning ... Full article >>> Individuals who carry between 55 and 200 copies of the repeat, called a "pre mutation ", may ...

Recombinant DNA molecule

...ecombinant DNA : The combination of foreign DNA insert s with vector DNA (e.g., plasmid , phage , cosmid , etc.) to produce a clone within a host . Full article >>>...

Recombinant DNA

...ated in a host cell to create clones of the insert ed segment s. Full article >>> Re...a DNA fragment from a different source has been insert ed. Recombinase An enzyme that catalyzes genetic recombination . Full article >>>...

Recombinant clones

...ecombinant DNA : The combination of foreign DNA insert s with vector DNA (e.g., plasmid , phage , cosmid , etc.) to produce a clone within a host . Full article >>> Individual primary recombinant clones (hosted in phage , cosmid , YAC, or other vector ) that are placed in t...

Recombinant clone

...ecombinant DNA : The combination of foreign DNA insert s with vector DNA (e.g., plasmid , phage , cosmid , etc.) to produce a clone within a host . Full article >>> Individual primary recombinant clone s (hosted in phage , cosmid , YAC, or other vector ) that are placed in...

Recombinant

...ated in a host cell to create clones of the insert ed segment s. Full article >>> R...a DNA fragment from a different source has been insert ed. Recombinase An enzyme that catalyzes genetic recombination . Full article >>>...

Recessive

...a DNA fragment from a different source has been insert ed. Full article >>> recessive allele [L. recedere, to recede] In a heterozygote , the allele that is completely masked in the phenotype . Full article >>> recessive trait A trait caused by an allele , the...

Pyrenoid

...single, cup-shaped chloroplast and two apically insert ed flagella, these small cells also possess a contractile vacuole and pyrenoid . Excess sugars are stored as starch surrounding the pyrenoid . Full article >>> Their function differ from the leukoplasts in plant s. Etioplast, ...

Protist

... mode of nutrition . pro virus Viral DNA that insert s into a host genome . Full article >>> 26 Protist s 27 Fungi 28 Seedless Plant s 29 Seed Plant s 30 Sponges, Cnidarians, Flatworms, Roundworms 31 Mollusks, Annelids, Arthropods 32 Echinoderms, Chordates 33 Animal Ti...

Protein

... display Phage display vectors express the insert ed DNA as a protein at a prominent position on their capsid . This allows capture and isolation of recombinant phage clones by immobilised interacting protein s (eg. antibodies ). Full article >>> Biochemical Society S...

Proof-reading

...ncorrect nucleotide for every 109 nucleotide s insert ed. In other words, more often than not, the E. Full article >>>...

Prophage

A prophage is a phage genome insert ed as part of the linear structure of the DNA c...62; prophage A phage genome that has been insert ed into a specific site on the bacteria l chromosome . prophase ... Full article >>&#...

Polymerase

... number of copies of a DNA sequence , in vivo by insert ing into a cloning vector that replicates within a host cell , or in vitro by polymerase chain re action ( PCR ). Anaerobe . An organ ism that grows in the absence of oxygen . See Aerobe . Full article >>> c DNA -- comple...

Plasmid

... any origin ( human , animal , or plant ) and insert ing it in the DNA of rapidly reproducing foreign...ich phage lambda cohesive end sites have been insert ed. CpG island s -- areas of multiple CG repeats in DNA . Full article >>> [A pl...

Plaque

...f a plaque containing a phage with a specific insert ed sequence ( screening ). Full article >>> Each library will be examined for purity by plaque or by colony hybridization to total rodent and total human DNA . This information will be compared with purity data derived dur...

Phagemid

... biologist s to amplify selected pieces of DNA insert ed into the construct; examples include plasmid , phage , phagemid , cosmid , fosmid, ... Full article >>>...

Phage

A phage chromosome insert ed as part of the linear structure of the DNA c...e >>> The phage genome is still insert ed in the host genome and needs excision for DNA replication to occur. The sib section of the ...

PCR

... number of copies of a DNA sequence , in vivo by insert ing into a cloning vector that replicates within a host cell , or in vitro by polymerase chain re action ( PCR ). Anaerobe . An organ ism that grows in the absence of oxygen . See Aerobe . Full article >>> PCR ( Polymeras...

Package

... cosmid or other lambda vector DNA with an insert into a phage head for transduction of DNA into host . Full article >>> A software package developed for interpreting hybridization autorads from high-density grids, gridHyb is used to improve the quality of existing maps, a...