Molecular biology

Molecular biology

Contributors in Molecular biology

Molecular biology

A technique to select a bacterial strain with a desired genetic trait; a mixture of cells is streaked on to a solid support and the resultant colonies are screened (e.g. for antibiotic resistance or ...

ambidexteran

Biology; Biochemistry

An aggregate of glycosaminoglycans that, unless prevented by steric hindrance or over- or under-sulphation, presents one or both surfaces of their tape-like shape to the complementary surface of ...

nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)

Biology; Biochemistry

A technique for studying the microenvironment of certain atoms that can absorb energy in a magnetic field, e.g. 1 H, 13 C, 15 N, 31 P. NMR can be used to study the conformation in solution of ...

sliding filament model

Biology; Biochemistry

A conceptualization of muscle contraction in which thick filaments in the center of a sarcomere are surrounded by thin filaments that are attached to the ends of the sarcomere and extend towards its ...

induction

Biology; Biochemistry

The production of an enzyme in response to the presence of a particular compound, the inducer, or a condition, e.g. heat. In developmental biology, induction is the effect of one group of cells upon ...

homeobox

Biology; Biochemistry

A highly conserved 180-base polynucleotide sequence that controls body part-, organ- or tissue-specific gene expression, e.g. development of antennae or legs of Drosophila, but also in a wide variety ...

μ

Biology; Biochemistry

Now, most commonly used with another symbol to denote 10 -6 , as in μM, micromolar. Formerly, when used alone, equivalent to μm, 10 -6 meters and in mμ, 10 -9 meters. Another use is with a ...