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manometry
Biology; Biochemistry
A largely obsolete technique for measurement of respiration of tissue slices or other biochemical preparations. The volume of oxygen taken up is measured in a Warburg apparatus, a closed system that ...
rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE)
Biology; Biochemistry
A PCR-based method to obtain cDNA clones of rare transcripts which begin with only a partial internal sequence. The 3'- and 5'-ends are analyzed separately; a single (-)-strand is first constructed ...
coated region
Biology; Biochemistry
The region of the plasma membrane of a cell capable of endocytosis that contains receptors and is lined on the cytoplasmic side with the protein clathrin. When the receptors are occupied, these ...
Maxam-Gilbert method
Biology; Biochemistry
A technique for sequence analysis of DNA in which four chemical reactions are applied separately, each to cleave the polynucleotide randomly at one of the four bases. Subsequent polyacrylamide-gel ...
chemical cleavage method
Biology; Biochemistry
A technique for sequence analysis of DNA in which four chemical reactions are applied separately, each to cleave the polynucleotide randomly at one of the four bases. Subsequent polyacrylamide-gel ...
instructive theory
Biology; Biochemistry
A now discarded hypothesis that explains antibody specificity by the folding of an antibody structure, which has the potential for many specificities, to the unique surface of a particular antigen.
chip
Biology; Biochemistry
In biotechnology, a component of a device for screening genomic or cDNA for mutations, polymorphisms or gene expression. A chip is a small (a few centimeters on each side) standardized glass or other ...
