Biology

Biology

A natural science concerned with the study of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially in relation to their origin, growth, reproduction, structure, behaviour and evolution.

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gene

Biology; Genome

The fundamental physical and functional unit of heredity. A gene is an ordered sequence of nucleotides located in a particular position on a particular chromosome that encodes a ...

assembly

Biology; Genome

Putting sequenced fragments of DNA into their correct chromosomal positions..

primer

Biology; Genome

Short preexisting polynucleotide chain to which new deoxyribonucleotides can be added by DNA polymerase..

gene amplification

Biology; Genome

Repeated copying of a piece of DNA; a characteristic of tumor cells. See also: gene, oncogene.

autoradiography

Biology; Genome

A technique that uses X-ray film to visualize radioactively labeled molecules or fragments of molecules; used in analyzing length and number of DNA fragments after they are ...

privacy

Biology; Genome

In genetics, the right of people to restrict access to their genetic information..

gene chip technology

Biology; Genome

Development of cDNA microarrays from a large number of genes. Used to monitor and measure changes in gene expression for each gene represented on the chip..