Sentences with phrase «particular gene functions»

Treatment of this disease is complicated by its many forms, depending on which particular gene functions incorrectly.
The results also showed that polymorphism, a genetic variant that can change the way a particular gene functions, is possible under a wide range of conditions, which results in a single population playing a variety of different behavioral games.

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Manton also noted Schrödinger's use of the term code - script, but she took it to mean «the sum of hereditary material» rather than a particular hypothesis about gene structure and function.
Over the longer term, the identification of the coffee tree genome sequence opens up new possibilities for varietal improvement, knowledge of the specific functions of the genes (in particular those specific to coffee trees), the possibility of transferring results to other species, and refining diagnostic tools for the function of the plant.
By identifying the genes in any given taste cell, scientists can pinpoint the unique molecular components needed for that cell to carry out its particular function.
«We knew that Smchd1 was an epigenetic suppressor — a factor that switches off genes that are unnecessary for that particular cells» function — but we were in the dark about where and how it was acting on the DNA.»
It is true that a particular gene of an Avidian that evolved to perform the software operation called equals is complex in this sense — a specific, complex sequence of instructions produces the function.
In a recent issue of Nature, the researchers reported on a particular gene sequence that allows Bacteroidetes to carry out this function.
A region of an animal's genome — the controller — directs when a particular gene — the pilot — can perform its prescribed function.
As more such species are sequenced, he says, «everyone will be using these» genomes to find out which genes are responsible for particular functions, especially for plant pathogens such as Fusarium, which causes ear rot in corn and puts out mycotoxins in animal feed.
A DNA sequence that is conserved across species suggests that it plays an important role in the ultimate function of that particular gene.
«In model organisms, like yeast or flies, scientists often generate mutations to determine which letters in a DNA sequence are needed for a particular gene to function,» explains CSHL Professor Adam Siepel.
The expression of specific genes in a particular root cell determine its fate — the zone in which it will function, Subramanian explained, so he is identifying which micro-RNAs direct gene expression to achieve this differentiation.
«This data allows classification of all human protein - coding genes into those coding for house - hold functions (present in all cells) and those that are tissue - specific genes with highly specialized expression in particular organs and tissues, such as kidney, liver, brain, heart, pancreas.
The current work shows that changes in the genetic code of a particular gene can control epigenetic marks at different genes, implying that a gene's genetic code can affect whether other genes are turned on and off, which makes it important to understand the function of all genes involved, not just the one with the so - called misspelling.
They then identified damaging mutations in the children that would disable the protein produced by a particular gene or alter the protein's function.
It's useful to help researchers understand the function of a gene at a specific time of life, but this particular technique is not being developed as a treatment for any human disease.
DNA lives in the cell nucleus and consists of thousands of genes, each one holding the code, or «blueprint,» for building a particular protein molecule and thus ensuring a certain cell function performed by that protein.
It helps us to understand how a particular gene, Ras, functions in the presence of sugar, but it doesn't say is anything about sugar giving people cancer.
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