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transcription factor

Biology; Genome

A protein that binds to regulatory regions and helps control gene expression..

northern blot

Biology; Genome

A gel-based laboratory procedure that locates mRNA sequences on a gel that are complementary to a piece of DNA used as a probe. See also: DNA, library.

directed mutagenesis

Biology; Genome

Alteration of DNA at a specific site and its reinsertion into an organism to study any effects of the change..

transcriptome

Biology; Genome

The full complement of activated genes, mRNAs, or transcripts in a particular tissue at a particular time.

nuclear transfer

Biology; Genome

A laboratory procedure in which a cell's nucleus is removed and placed into an oocyte with its own nucleus removed so the genetic information from the donor nucleus controls the resulting cell. Such ...

directed sequencing

Biology; Genome

Successively sequencing DNA from adjacent stretches of chromosome..

transfection

Biology; Genome

The introduction of foreign DNA into a host cell. See also: cloning vector, gene therapy.

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