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nucleolar organizing region

Biology; Genome

A part of the chromosome containing rRNA genes..

domain

Biology; Genome

A discrete portion of a protein with its own function. The combination of domains in a single protein determines its overall function..

transgenic

Biology; Genome

An experimentally produced organism in which DNA has been artificially introduced and incorporated into the organism's germ line. See also: cell, DNA, gene, nucleus, germ line.

nucleotide

Biology; Genome

A subunit of DNA or RNA consisting of a nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine, thymine, or cytosine in DNA; adenine, guanine, uracil, or cytosine in RNA), a phosphate molecule, and a sugar molecule ...

dominant

Biology; Genome

An allele that is almost always expressed, even if only one copy is present. See also: gene, genome.

translation

Biology; Genome

The process in which the genetic code carried by mRNA directs the synthesis of proteins from amino acids. See also: transcription.

nucleus

Biology; Genome

The cellular organelle in eukaryotes that contains most of the genetic material..

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