By matching
microsatellite lengths found in acorns against those of all the adult trees in the stand, Dow was able to identify the father of each acorn with a high degree of certainty — if the father was present in the stand.
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Microsatellite length and location appears to be essential for EWS / FLI to activate the oncogenic gene targets,» says Dr. Lessnick.
Both studies highlight the importance of
microsatellite length in oncogenic function.
Not exact matches
According to the study, EWS / FLI binding and gene activation at promoter - like
microsatellites is highly dependent on the
length of GGAA motifs.
At long range, enhancer - like
microsatellites demonstrate
length - dependent EWS / FLI binding, but the researchers found minimal correlation for activation and none for repressed targets.