5 Terms
Contributors in Genome
Genome
immunotherapy
Biology; Genome
Using the immune system to treat disease, for example, in the development of vaccines. May also refer to the therapy of diseases caused by the immune system. See also: cancer.
base sequence
Biology; Genome
The order of nucleotide bases in a DNA molecule; determines structure of proteins encoded by that DNA..
imprinting
Biology; Genome
A phenomenon in which the disease phenotype depends on which parent passed on the disease gene. For instance, both Prader-Willi and Angelman syndromes are inherited when the same part of chromosome ...
base sequence analysis
Biology; Genome
A method, sometimes automated, for determining the base sequence..
pyrimidine
Biology; Genome
A nitrogen-containing, single-ring, basic compound that occurs in nucleic acids. The pyrimidines in DNA are cytosine and thymine; in RNA, cytosine and uracil. See also: base pair.
in situ hybridization
Biology; Genome
Use of a DNA or RNA probe to detect the presence of the complementary DNA sequence in cloned bacterial or cultured eukaryotic cells..
