Sentences with phrase «position on a chromosome»

Some genes have a variety of different forms, which are located at the same position on a chromosome; an allele is such a variant form of a gene.

a unit of hereditary information; an alternate form of a gene that sits at the same position on a chromosome

a gene or a DNA sequence situated at a known position on a chromosome, which can be used to identify cells or individuals.

Remember that alleles are different variations of the basic genes that are at specific positions on the chromosome, and determine colors sown in the integument.

Not exact matches

A locus is the position of a gene on a chromosome.

CEPH's «first - generation» map, assembled by hundreds of researchers and with financial support from the US National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, is based mainly on the relative positions of genes on chromosomes.

By identifying linked genes, researchers can build up a picture of the relative positions of genes on chromosomes.

In all, the researchers were able to position more than 1000 markers on the chromosome that will help them and others hunt for useful genes.

Such perfect division depends on the position of the mitotic spindle (chromosomes, microtubules, and spindle poles) within the cell, and it's now clear that human cells employ two specific mechanisms during the portion of division known as anaphase to correct mitotic spindle positioning.

Finally, we further validated the effects of GBP1 and GBP2 on size regulation by generating a mutant for both gbp1 and gbp2, which are positioned next each other on the second chromosome.

Students will match chromosomes based on three factors: (1) length, (2) position of centromere, and (3) G banding.

When Dr. Foley approached me to see if I was interested in the program coordinator position, I was working as postgraduate researcher on a project to identify the origins of the domestic dog through Y chromosome haplotype analysis.