Sentences with phrase «jumping genes also»
However, jumping genes also make up nearly half the current human genome, suggesting that humans owe much of our identity to their audacious leaps.
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Jumping genes, also called transposons, are often given names that reflect their mobility — Gulliver, Mariner, Vagabond.
They are also able to guide PIWI proteins to the jumping gene in the nucleus, which the PIWI protein silences, preventing it from creating more jumping gene RNA.
The repeats are mobile elements called transposons, also known as jumping genes, which can trigger mutations in the genes around them and lead to genetic disorders.
Some proteins recycled from jumping gene parts have also proved extremely useful, especially for the immune system.
«Jumping genes» (in green neuron) may help ensure that every brain is unique, but could also contribute to neurological disorders such as schizophrenia.
The researchers also found that there was far more jumping - gene activity in the hippocampus than in the caudate nucleus.
(This is also known as a jumping gene.)
The octopus also appears to have a large number of transposons, or «jumping genes» that are capable of rearranging their position in the genome.
They're also interested in how the cell, or host, fights off jumping genes and protects DNA from damage.
The octopus genome is enriched in transposons, also known as «jumping genes,» which can rearrange themselves on the genome.