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A sequence of nucleotides coding for a protein (or, in some cases, part of a protein); a unit of heredity.

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Biology; Neuroscience

Unidad hereditaria de los cromosomas. La información genética es transportada por secuencias lineales de nucleótidos en el ADN que codifican las secuencias correspondientes de los ...

gen modificador

Anthropology; Physical anthropology

A gene that can alter the expression of another gene in the phenotype of an individual.

gen estructural

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Segmento de ADN que codifica para un polipéptido que no sea un regulador.

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Archaeology; Evolution

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A description of how a natural phenomenon will occur under certain circumstances.

pirimidina

Archaeology; Evolution

A kind of base. In DNA, cytosine (C) and thymine (T) are pyrimidines. In RNA, cytosine (C) and uracil (U) are pyrimidines.

ecosistema

Archaeology; Evolution

A community of organisms interacting with a particular environment.

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mitocondria

Archaeology; Evolution

A kind of organelle in eukaryotic cells. Mitochondria produce enzymes to convert food to energy. They contain DNA coding for some mitochondrial proteins.

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