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A repressor is a protein that turns off the expression of one or more genes.
… Repressor … A repressor is a protein that turns off the expression of one or more genes. … … Gene Expression, Gene Regulation, Messenger RNA (mRNA), Protein, Transcription … A repressor, as related to genomics, is a protein that inhibits the expression of one or more genes. …
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The central dogma of molecular biology is a theory that states that genetic information flows only in one direction, from DNA to RNA to protein.
… flows only in one direction, from DNA to RNA to protein. … Central dogma. The central dogma of molecular … flows only in one direction, from DNA, to RNA, to protein, or RNA directly to protein. … The central dogma of molecular biology is a theory …
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A peptide is one or more amino acids linked by chemical bonds.
… amino acids linked by chemical bonds. … Cell, Amino Acids, Protein … A peptide is a short chain of amino acids …
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The nucleopore is one of a series of small holes found in the nuclear membrane.
… membrane. … Nuclear Membrane, Nucleic Acid, Cell, Nucleus, Protein … A nucleopore is one of a series of openings found …
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Antisense is the non-coding DNA strand of a gene.
… DNA strand of a gene. … Non-coding DNA, Messenger RNA, Protein Synthesis … Antisense is the non-coding DNA strand of … messenger RNA (mRNA), which directs the synthesis of a protein. … Antisense is the non-coding DNA strand of a gene. …
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The cell membrane, also called the plasma membrane, is found in all cells and separates the interior of the cell from the outside environment.
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In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished two years ahead of schedule and at a cost less than the original estimated budget.
… knockouts (yeast) Scale-up of two-hybrid system for protein-protein interaction 1994 1996 1999 2002  … cDNA:  cDNA … mRNA, the molecule in the cell that takes information from protein-coding DNA - the genes - to the protein-making …
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Sickle cell disease is a hereditary disease seen most often among people of African ancestry.
… … Autosome, Birth Defect, Gene, Inherited, Mutation, Protein, Recessive … Sickle cell disease is a hereditary … mutations in one of the genes that encode the hemoglobin protein, the disease is inherited as an autosomal recessive …
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A nucleosome is the basic repeating unit of eukaryotic chromatin.
… Chromosome, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Histone, Protein … A nucleosome is the basic repeating subunit of …
Talking Glossary
Methylation is a chemical modification of DNA and other molecules that may be retained as cells divide to make more cells. regulating the production of proteins that the gene encodes.