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Phrases with «genetic machinery»

"Genetic machinery" refers to the biological systems and processes within our cells that are responsible for carrying out the instructions encoded in our genes. It includes the machinery necessary for DNA replication, transcription (the synthesis of RNA from DNA), and translation (the synthesis of proteins using the information provided by RNA). Full definition

Sentences with «genetic machinery»

  • The researchers discovered that the ancient human oral microbiome already contained the basic genetic machinery for antibiotic resistance more than eight centuries before the invention of the first therapeutic antibiotics in the 1940s. (sciencedaily.com)
  • That's why DARPA is hoping it can help scientists get much better at modifying the metabolic and genetic machinery of cells to produce useful products such as fuels. (science.sciencemag.org)
  • Our results suggest that these genes were part of an ancient genetic machinery, shared by animals as diverse as fish, sea urchins and ourselves, that controls the integration of certain cells into the linings of developing organs. (sciencedaily.com)
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