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Biology; Genetics

The process in which the sequence of a messenger RNA molecule is used to direct the order of assembly of amino acids to make a protein.

A class of RNA having structures with triplet nucleotide sequences that are complementary to the triplet nucleotide coding sequences of mRNA. The role of tRNAs in protein synthesis is to bond with ...

Yeast artificial chromosome (YAC)

Biology; Genetics

Constructed from yeast DNA, it is a vector used to clone large DNA fragments.

Xenograft

Biology; Genetics

Tissue or organs from an individual of one species transplanted into or grafted onto an organism of another species, genus, or family. A common example is the use of pig heart valves in humans.