Now, with
the addition of a single gene, rice can be cultivated to emit virtually no methane from its paddies during growth.
Not exact matches
A
single addition or subtraction
of a few carbon and hydrogen ions can determine the silencing
of a tumor suppressor
gene or the overexpression
of an oncogene.
Instead, Werren likened the functionality
of these
single - copy
genes to «moonlighting» for extra cash, with the
genes taking on a «night job» in the venom gland in
addition to their «day job» elsewhere in the body.
They also identified SNPs (
single nucleotide polymorphisms, or alterations to the genetic code created by the
addition or deletion
of a
single nucleotide in a
gene's long chain).