Archives of Microbiology
... of the VnfDG products are altered by this gene fusion, nor whether the unique addition of 21 nucleotides in the vnfDG fusion area of Anabaena sp. CH1 is of functional signiWcance. In a neighbor-joining analysis of all available deduced VnfDG sequences, those from cyanobacteria clustered next to thos ...
... of the VnfDG products are altered by this gene fusion, nor whether the unique addition of 21 nucleotides in the vnfDG fusion area of Anabaena sp. CH1 is of functional signiWcance. In a neighbor-joining analysis of all available deduced VnfDG sequences, those from cyanobacteria clustered next to thos ...
Genetics of Down Syndrome
... the metaphase of mitosis. In the early years, mitoses were analysed after direct preparations of bone marrow cells and long term cell cultures of tissue biopsies. Starting in 1960, the lymphocyte culture of peripheral blood was established. Thereby screening of handicapped persons on a large scale b ...
... the metaphase of mitosis. In the early years, mitoses were analysed after direct preparations of bone marrow cells and long term cell cultures of tissue biopsies. Starting in 1960, the lymphocyte culture of peripheral blood was established. Thereby screening of handicapped persons on a large scale b ...
Genetics and ecosystems - Pearson Schools and FE Colleges
... Water is reabsorbed from the fluid in the distal convoluted tubule, but urea is not reabsorbed. Therefore the concentration of urea rises. Also, some urea is actively pumped into the distal tubule. ...
... Water is reabsorbed from the fluid in the distal convoluted tubule, but urea is not reabsorbed. Therefore the concentration of urea rises. Also, some urea is actively pumped into the distal tubule. ...
Overexpression of a Knotted-Like Homeobox Gene of Potato Alters
... divide anticlinally to produce the epidermis and contribute to lateral organs such as leaves, and three corpus layers, which divide both periclinally and anticlinally to contribute to lateral organ and stem development (Sussex, 1955; Esau, 1977). POTH1 mRNA accumulates in the two tunica and three co ...
... divide anticlinally to produce the epidermis and contribute to lateral organs such as leaves, and three corpus layers, which divide both periclinally and anticlinally to contribute to lateral organ and stem development (Sussex, 1955; Esau, 1977). POTH1 mRNA accumulates in the two tunica and three co ...
Y chromosome azoospermia factor region microdeletions and
... Abstract: Spermatogenesis is an essential reproductive process that is regulated by many Y chromosome specific genes. Most of these genes are located in a specific region known as the azoospermia factor region (AZF) in the long arm of the human Y chromosome. AZF microdeletions are recognized as the ...
... Abstract: Spermatogenesis is an essential reproductive process that is regulated by many Y chromosome specific genes. Most of these genes are located in a specific region known as the azoospermia factor region (AZF) in the long arm of the human Y chromosome. AZF microdeletions are recognized as the ...
Chpt7_RepairDNA.doc
... MUTATION AND REPAIR OF DNA Most biological molecules have a limited lifetime. Many proteins, lipids and RNAs are degraded when they are no longer needed or damaged, and smaller molecules such as sugars are metabolized to compounds to make or store energy. In contrast, DNA is the most stable biologic ...
... MUTATION AND REPAIR OF DNA Most biological molecules have a limited lifetime. Many proteins, lipids and RNAs are degraded when they are no longer needed or damaged, and smaller molecules such as sugars are metabolized to compounds to make or store energy. In contrast, DNA is the most stable biologic ...
Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathy
... • Asymptomatic at birth • Symptoms appear as percentage of fetal hemoglobin decreases during first year of life • Untreated crises increase morbidity and early death ...
... • Asymptomatic at birth • Symptoms appear as percentage of fetal hemoglobin decreases during first year of life • Untreated crises increase morbidity and early death ...
Oncogenes
... • It is a cell culture rather than a whole animal test and so particularly suitable for screening large numbers of samples; • Results are obtained much more quickly than with in vivo tests; • The NIH-3T3 cells are good at taking up and expressing foreign DNA; • It is a technically simple procedure c ...
... • It is a cell culture rather than a whole animal test and so particularly suitable for screening large numbers of samples; • Results are obtained much more quickly than with in vivo tests; • The NIH-3T3 cells are good at taking up and expressing foreign DNA; • It is a technically simple procedure c ...
The Ubiquitous Nature of Epistasis in Determining Susceptibility to
... by multiple interacting genes has been referred to as canalization [Waddington, 1942, 1957; Gibson and Wagner, 2000]. As Rice [1998] suggests, nonlinear interactions among polymorphisms from multiple different pathways make it possible for canalization to evolve. As discussed by Hansen [2003], incre ...
... by multiple interacting genes has been referred to as canalization [Waddington, 1942, 1957; Gibson and Wagner, 2000]. As Rice [1998] suggests, nonlinear interactions among polymorphisms from multiple different pathways make it possible for canalization to evolve. As discussed by Hansen [2003], incre ...
University of Groningen Methionine
... cmhR-1/cmhR-2 and cmhR-3/cmhR-4 were used to generate PCR fragments of the left and right flanking regions of cmhR. PCR products of left and right flanking regions of cmhR contain AscI and NotI restriction enzyme sites, respectively. The spectinomycin-resistance marker, which is amplified by primers ...
... cmhR-1/cmhR-2 and cmhR-3/cmhR-4 were used to generate PCR fragments of the left and right flanking regions of cmhR. PCR products of left and right flanking regions of cmhR contain AscI and NotI restriction enzyme sites, respectively. The spectinomycin-resistance marker, which is amplified by primers ...
Foundations of Biology - Geoscience Research Institute
... XYY… - “Super” Males - On average tend to be larger and less intelligent XXY - Klinefelter’s Syndrome - Phenotypically male Of the non-sex chromosome aneuploids, Down’s Syndrome, extra chromosome 21, tends to be the most viable Down’s Syndrome is more common in children of mothers who gave birth aft ...
... XYY… - “Super” Males - On average tend to be larger and less intelligent XXY - Klinefelter’s Syndrome - Phenotypically male Of the non-sex chromosome aneuploids, Down’s Syndrome, extra chromosome 21, tends to be the most viable Down’s Syndrome is more common in children of mothers who gave birth aft ...
Questions About the PLN Research
... that was strongly associated with PLN. Two candidate genes within that region encoding 2 slit diaphragm proteins, nephrin and filtrin, were found to have mutations associated with PLN. The alleles at these loci do not perfectly predict which dogs will or will not be affected. (This is NOT a surprise ...
... that was strongly associated with PLN. Two candidate genes within that region encoding 2 slit diaphragm proteins, nephrin and filtrin, were found to have mutations associated with PLN. The alleles at these loci do not perfectly predict which dogs will or will not be affected. (This is NOT a surprise ...
Natural variation in nucleolar dominance reveals
... n genetic hybrids or allopolyploids, nucleoli often assemble at specific chromosomal loci of one parent but not the other. This phenomenon, known as nucleolar dominance (1–4), was initially discovered as a change in chromosome structure (5). At nucleolus organizer regions (NORs), the loci where nucl ...
... n genetic hybrids or allopolyploids, nucleoli often assemble at specific chromosomal loci of one parent but not the other. This phenomenon, known as nucleolar dominance (1–4), was initially discovered as a change in chromosome structure (5). At nucleolus organizer regions (NORs), the loci where nucl ...
Solving the shugoshin puzzle
... observations from yeast meiosis, the analysis of mouse oocytes revealed that PP2A co-localizes with Sgo2 on metaphase I centromeres. Importantly, PP2A centromeric localization was abolished in Sgo2-depleted oocytes [1]. These data suggest that PP2A might be required to protect centromeric cohesin fr ...
... observations from yeast meiosis, the analysis of mouse oocytes revealed that PP2A co-localizes with Sgo2 on metaphase I centromeres. Importantly, PP2A centromeric localization was abolished in Sgo2-depleted oocytes [1]. These data suggest that PP2A might be required to protect centromeric cohesin fr ...
iTagPlot: an accurate computation and interactive drawing tool for
... iTagPlot was developed in Perl and Java FX. Since the number of mapped reads is usually very large, iTagPlot reduces memory requirements by assuming that mapped reads are sorted based on the starting position for each reference (See experimental results). A batch script was implemented to work with ...
... iTagPlot was developed in Perl and Java FX. Since the number of mapped reads is usually very large, iTagPlot reduces memory requirements by assuming that mapped reads are sorted based on the starting position for each reference (See experimental results). A batch script was implemented to work with ...
Using Dimensional Models of Externalizing Psychopathology to Aid
... psychopathology. In addition, the gene was associated with evoked electroencephalography oscillations in the COGA sample,38 an electrophysiological endophenotype that is shared across externalizing disorders.32 Accordingly, we present results from both linkage and association analyses, illustrating ...
... psychopathology. In addition, the gene was associated with evoked electroencephalography oscillations in the COGA sample,38 an electrophysiological endophenotype that is shared across externalizing disorders.32 Accordingly, we present results from both linkage and association analyses, illustrating ...
Genetic Testing for Hypercoagulability / Thrombophilia (Factor V
... certain. Older professional society guidelines recommend genetic testing for thrombophilia for a wide range of indications, while more recent consensus statements and recommendations suggest much more limited clinical utility of testing. The population for which genetic testing results have direct ...
... certain. Older professional society guidelines recommend genetic testing for thrombophilia for a wide range of indications, while more recent consensus statements and recommendations suggest much more limited clinical utility of testing. The population for which genetic testing results have direct ...
The β-Globin LCR is Not Necessary for an Open Chromatin
... LCR vital to transcription and regulation of β-globin locus LCR is necessary for normal levels of β-globin transcription LCR properties resemble those of enhancers Determines that LCR provides contributory rather then dominant functions for its native location Regulatory sequences in addition to the ...
... LCR vital to transcription and regulation of β-globin locus LCR is necessary for normal levels of β-globin transcription LCR properties resemble those of enhancers Determines that LCR provides contributory rather then dominant functions for its native location Regulatory sequences in addition to the ...
Multiple Domains Exist within the Upstream Activator
... and sugar derivatives called opines. The inciting strain of Agrobacterium can utilize these opines as a carbon and sometimes a nitrogen source. Agrobacterium strains can be classified based upon their ability to catabolize particular opines. (For recent reviews of the crown gall tumorigenesis proces ...
... and sugar derivatives called opines. The inciting strain of Agrobacterium can utilize these opines as a carbon and sometimes a nitrogen source. Agrobacterium strains can be classified based upon their ability to catabolize particular opines. (For recent reviews of the crown gall tumorigenesis proces ...
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... shares a nitrite-reducing mechanism with classical denitrifiers (36). The goals of this research are to understand, at a genetic level, the pathway of N2O production in ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and to determine whether it is related to the typical denitrification pathway. In the present study, the ...
... shares a nitrite-reducing mechanism with classical denitrifiers (36). The goals of this research are to understand, at a genetic level, the pathway of N2O production in ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and to determine whether it is related to the typical denitrification pathway. In the present study, the ...
Genes and Genetic Testing in Hereditary Ataxias
... of dominant ataxias is repeat expansions, where increasing lengths of repeated DNA sequences result in non-functional proteins that accumulate in the body causing disease. Greater understanding of all ataxia genes has helped identify several different pathways, such as DNA repair, ubiquitination, an ...
... of dominant ataxias is repeat expansions, where increasing lengths of repeated DNA sequences result in non-functional proteins that accumulate in the body causing disease. Greater understanding of all ataxia genes has helped identify several different pathways, such as DNA repair, ubiquitination, an ...
Genetic Selection in Mariculture
... The selection acts on additive genetic variability. The variation in breeding values (BV) of the individuals within the population is the raw material to act for artificial selection. The selection will not be effective to bring change if there are no genetic differences among animals. Therefore if ...
... The selection acts on additive genetic variability. The variation in breeding values (BV) of the individuals within the population is the raw material to act for artificial selection. The selection will not be effective to bring change if there are no genetic differences among animals. Therefore if ...
Genetic Factors Affecting Facial Growth
... specialized function. Aside from these specialized cell types, most cells within an individual’s body become (or differentiate into) a particular kind of cell (e.g. a muscle, nerve, or skin cell, etc…) or become part of a larger tissue or organ based upon the pattern of genes that are turned “on” or ...
... specialized function. Aside from these specialized cell types, most cells within an individual’s body become (or differentiate into) a particular kind of cell (e.g. a muscle, nerve, or skin cell, etc…) or become part of a larger tissue or organ based upon the pattern of genes that are turned “on” or ...
Supplementary Information (doc 1628K)
... primeview assay for target synthesis and labeling. Samples were hybridized to the Genechip primeview human gene expression array and those demonstrating a cutoff greater or less than 1.5-fold difference from the parental cell line used for further analysis. The quality of the total RNA was confirmed ...
... primeview assay for target synthesis and labeling. Samples were hybridized to the Genechip primeview human gene expression array and those demonstrating a cutoff greater or less than 1.5-fold difference from the parental cell line used for further analysis. The quality of the total RNA was confirmed ...