Chapter 2 - Institut Montefiore
... These were originally discovered in 1868 by Friedrich Meischer (isolating DNA from pus cells on bandages). At that time, he could not confirm that nucleic acids might contain genetic information. DNA IS the genetic information of most living organisms. In contrast, some viruses (called retroviruse ...
... These were originally discovered in 1868 by Friedrich Meischer (isolating DNA from pus cells on bandages). At that time, he could not confirm that nucleic acids might contain genetic information. DNA IS the genetic information of most living organisms. In contrast, some viruses (called retroviruse ...
Electrochemical detection of polymerase reactions by specific metal
... [0021] The inventors have unexpectedly found that biological reactions which release pyrophosphate may be detected by electrochemical methods via the formation of pyrophosphate/metal ion complexes and/or precipitates. [0022] The present invention is based on the principle that pyrophosphate (PPi; in ...
... [0021] The inventors have unexpectedly found that biological reactions which release pyrophosphate may be detected by electrochemical methods via the formation of pyrophosphate/metal ion complexes and/or precipitates. [0022] The present invention is based on the principle that pyrophosphate (PPi; in ...
Arabidopsis thaliana Ralstonia solanacearum Eucalyptus Liesl Elizabeth van der Linden
... The genome sequence of GMI1000 (race 1, biovar 3, phylotype I) R. solanacearum strain GMI1000 is a biovar 3, race 1 strain and it was isolated from tomato in French Guyana (Salanoubat et al., 2002). The whole-genome of the strain was sequenced by the random sequencing method and the genome was assem ...
... The genome sequence of GMI1000 (race 1, biovar 3, phylotype I) R. solanacearum strain GMI1000 is a biovar 3, race 1 strain and it was isolated from tomato in French Guyana (Salanoubat et al., 2002). The whole-genome of the strain was sequenced by the random sequencing method and the genome was assem ...
What is transcription
... contacts occur in every RNA polymerase-promoter interaction, but in all known cases (including promoters activated by regulator proteins), at a minimum, some contacts between and the 10 region appear to be required. J Bacteriol, June 1998, p. 3019-3025, Vol. 180, No. 12 ...
... contacts occur in every RNA polymerase-promoter interaction, but in all known cases (including promoters activated by regulator proteins), at a minimum, some contacts between and the 10 region appear to be required. J Bacteriol, June 1998, p. 3019-3025, Vol. 180, No. 12 ...
Bartonella chomelii sp. nov., isolated from French domestic cattle
... Fig. 2. Phylogenetic relationships of Bartonella species inferred from citrate synthase sequences. The presented phylogram resulted from bootstrapped datasets (Felsenstein, 1985) using parsimony analysis (heuristic search option in PAUP 4.0; Swofford, 1993). This tree was identical to the tree gener ...
... Fig. 2. Phylogenetic relationships of Bartonella species inferred from citrate synthase sequences. The presented phylogram resulted from bootstrapped datasets (Felsenstein, 1985) using parsimony analysis (heuristic search option in PAUP 4.0; Swofford, 1993). This tree was identical to the tree gener ...
Strong association between mRNA folding strength and protein
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Diversity meets decomposition
... passage of detritivores feeding on poor-quality food to ensure resource assimilation is sufficient to meet metabolic needs. Complementarity: a generic term used in the biodiversity-ecosystem functioning literature that encompasses all mechanisms leading to diversity effects on ecosystem process rate ...
... passage of detritivores feeding on poor-quality food to ensure resource assimilation is sufficient to meet metabolic needs. Complementarity: a generic term used in the biodiversity-ecosystem functioning literature that encompasses all mechanisms leading to diversity effects on ecosystem process rate ...
A wide-range phylogenetic analysis of Zic proteins: Implications for
... observation). Only a single Zic species was identified in each of the remaining animals surveyed in this study. The ZF domain amino acid sequence is highly conserved We next deduced the amino acid (AA) sequence of each Zic protein by sequencing cDNA and/or genomic clones and then subjected the putat ...
... observation). Only a single Zic species was identified in each of the remaining animals surveyed in this study. The ZF domain amino acid sequence is highly conserved We next deduced the amino acid (AA) sequence of each Zic protein by sequencing cDNA and/or genomic clones and then subjected the putat ...
Database searching with DNA and protein sequences
... of the sequences. Values as low as 10–50 are not uncommon in well-conserved families. With large databases, values between about 0.01 and 10 can be said to represent a ‘grey area’; it may be useful to analyse sequences matching at this level in more detail. Almost all sequence alignment programs – o ...
... of the sequences. Values as low as 10–50 are not uncommon in well-conserved families. With large databases, values between about 0.01 and 10 can be said to represent a ‘grey area’; it may be useful to analyse sequences matching at this level in more detail. Almost all sequence alignment programs – o ...
PowerPoint on Blast Fasta
... sequences to the because they are derived from areas of conserved sequences. It is important to vary the parameters when performing a sequence comparison. Similarity scores for truly related sequences are usually not sensitive to changes in scoring matrix and gap penalty. Thus, if your “hits list” h ...
... sequences to the because they are derived from areas of conserved sequences. It is important to vary the parameters when performing a sequence comparison. Similarity scores for truly related sequences are usually not sensitive to changes in scoring matrix and gap penalty. Thus, if your “hits list” h ...
Phenotypic and phylogenetic evidence for the role of food and
... phylogenetic relationships are potentially less biased than trait data; the phylogeny does not depend on our preconceptions about the types of functional traits that might matter in community assembly or how those traits should be quantified. In addition, phylogenetic relationships might integrate ov ...
... phylogenetic relationships are potentially less biased than trait data; the phylogeny does not depend on our preconceptions about the types of functional traits that might matter in community assembly or how those traits should be quantified. In addition, phylogenetic relationships might integrate ov ...
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... A phylogenetic tree or evolutionary tree is a branching diagram or "tree" showing the inferred evolutionary relationships among various biological species or other entities based upon similarities and differences in their physical and/or genetic characteristics. A dendrogram is a broad term for the ...
... A phylogenetic tree or evolutionary tree is a branching diagram or "tree" showing the inferred evolutionary relationships among various biological species or other entities based upon similarities and differences in their physical and/or genetic characteristics. A dendrogram is a broad term for the ...
IS Elements
... • A cut-and-paste transposon is excised from one genomic position and inserted into another by an enzyme, the transposase, which is usually encoded by the transposon itself. • A replicative transposon is copied during the process of transposition. • A retrotransposon produces RNA molecules that are ...
... • A cut-and-paste transposon is excised from one genomic position and inserted into another by an enzyme, the transposase, which is usually encoded by the transposon itself. • A replicative transposon is copied during the process of transposition. • A retrotransposon produces RNA molecules that are ...
Chapter 7: Photosynthesis
... 15.What is the name of the bond that joins two amino acids? What kind of a bond is it? 16.What is meant by primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary protein structure? What types of bonds are involved in each level of structure? 17.Why is protein structure important? 18.Explain what it means when ...
... 15.What is the name of the bond that joins two amino acids? What kind of a bond is it? 16.What is meant by primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary protein structure? What types of bonds are involved in each level of structure? 17.Why is protein structure important? 18.Explain what it means when ...
Metalloenzyme Functions
... We call this the E-value for the score S. This formula makes eminently intuitive sense. Doubling the length of either sequence should double the number of HSPs attaining a given score. Also, for an HSP to attain the score 2x it must attain the score x twice in a row, so one expects E to decrease exp ...
... We call this the E-value for the score S. This formula makes eminently intuitive sense. Doubling the length of either sequence should double the number of HSPs attaining a given score. Also, for an HSP to attain the score 2x it must attain the score x twice in a row, so one expects E to decrease exp ...
Molecule of the Month: AgrA DNA Binding Domain AgrA is the
... completely different ways. It is proposed that the LytTR domains may have arisen due to a duplication event that gave it new function3. The protein binds DNA by sitting along the axis of DNA and making contact with bases at three points: R233 and H169 make contacts in the major groove of the same fa ...
... completely different ways. It is proposed that the LytTR domains may have arisen due to a duplication event that gave it new function3. The protein binds DNA by sitting along the axis of DNA and making contact with bases at three points: R233 and H169 make contacts in the major groove of the same fa ...
Single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP - Vitis-vea
... in the 3’ terminal part of ORF1a were relatively similar among isolates (91.3-96.2 % nt identity), their 5’terminal parts (88 nt of 5’UTR and adjacent first 329 nt of ORF1a) were clearly divergent (81.6-81.8 % nt identity). Analysis of this divergent part of GLRaV-3 for an additional 11 isolates sho ...
... in the 3’ terminal part of ORF1a were relatively similar among isolates (91.3-96.2 % nt identity), their 5’terminal parts (88 nt of 5’UTR and adjacent first 329 nt of ORF1a) were clearly divergent (81.6-81.8 % nt identity). Analysis of this divergent part of GLRaV-3 for an additional 11 isolates sho ...