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Tandem repeat sequences

Biology; Genetics

Multiple copies of the same base sequence on a chromosome; used as markers in physical mapping.

Targeted mutagenesis

Biology; Genetics

Deliberate change in the genetic structure directed at a specific site on the chromosome; used in research to determine the targeted region's function.

Virus

Biology; Genetics

A noncellular biological entity that can reproduce only within a host cell. Viruses consist of nucleic acid covered by protein; some animal viruses are also surrounded by membrane. Inside the ...

Twins

Biology; Genetics

May be genetically identical (monozygous) when they arise from a single fertilised egg or non-identical (dizygous) when they arise from two separate eggs.