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minisatellite variant repeat-specific priming PCR (MVR-PCR)

Biology; Biochemistry

A method for characterization of DNA samples of individuals for forensic purposes, based on sequence variations within the repeating units of variable number tandem repeats (VNTRs). PCR primers are ...

antisense

Biology; Biochemistry

Descriptive of an endogenous or semi-synthetically produced oligoribonucleotide complementary to mRNA and capable of base-pairing and annealing with mRNA to prevent translation; or of an ...

headward

Biology; Biochemistry

Descriptive of a mechanism of polymerization. The head of a biosynthetic monomer is defined as the chemically activated site (i.e. the carbonyl groups of amino acyl-tRNA or fatty acyl-CoA esters, the ...

deletion mapping

Biology; Biochemistry

The assignment of the relative positions of deletion mutations along chromosomes. In the first phase, many individuals are studies for the presence of cytogenetic markers and later phases use ...

differential genome display

Biology; Biochemistry

A method for identifying candidate genes that may determine significant differences between closely related species whose genomes have been mapped, e.g. between a pathogen and a closely related ...

second law of thermodynamics

Biology; Biochemistry

The relationship of free energy (G), enthalpy (H) and entropy (S) when a system changes from one equilibrium state to another: ΔG=ΔH-TΔS, where T is the absolute temperature. The law provides the ...

reporter gene

Biology; Biochemistry

A gene that is coupled with a gene of primary interest when they are inserted together into a cell. The reporter gene allows identification of those few cells that have been successfully transformed ...