Sentences with phrase «specific gene locations»

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In specific locations, genes with high methylation levels are deactivated.»

Using a mouse model, the team also demonstrated that two processes during neurodevelopment are regulated by the gene: proliferation — the replication of neuronal stem cells that have the potential to become multiple different kinds of cells, including neurons — and migration — the movement of neurons to specific locations in the brain during development.

«Genes previously linked to schizophrenia seem to be dependent on the controlled release of dopamine at specific locations in the brain.

Based on previous work, the researchers had reason to think it was controlled by transcription factors — proteins that control the expression of certain genes by binding to DNA at specific locations to induce (or block) the transcription of information from DNA to RNA.

The light - activated genetic switch could be used to turn genes on and off in gene therapies; to turn off gene expression in future cancer therapies; and to help track and understand gene function in specific locations in the human body.

Because of this, the team expected to find evidence of localized gene flow among individuals collected at specific geographic locations.

The height of each bar represents the number of genes in that specific relative location.

Positional cloning is a genetic mapping technique used to pinpoint the location of specific traits of interest, such as disease - causing genes or mutations, within the genome.

The papers described the location of the newly named cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) gene, its specific genetic code and the proposed structure and function of the protein it produced.

The trick is methylation and demethylation — adding and removing chemical tags called methyl groups to specific locations on DNA that turn genes on and off without editing the genetic code itself.

Like the newer gene - editing technology CRISPR, ZFNs can cut both strands of the genome's double DNA helix at a specific location.

Monitoring parasite populations for a specific genetic background — in this case, a fixed set of four well - defined mutations in the fd, arps10, mdr2, and crt genes — could allow researchers to assess the likelihood of new resistance - causing mutations emerging in different locations, helping to target high - risk regions even before resistant parasites take hold.

gene A hereditary unit consisting of a sequence of DNA that occupies a specific location on a chromosome and determines a particular characteristic in an organism.

CRISPR / Cas9 can also deliver the CAR gene to a very specific site within the T cell genome, which may reduce the risk of gene insertion at incorrect or undesired locations.

Differences in the DNA sequence at a specific location in a gene are called variants, or alleles.

In the 1980s, her research group identified genetic markers that allow prenatal diagnosis and carrier status determination of DMD, and mapped the gene coding for DMD to a specific location on the X chromosome.

But now, a study just published in the journal Nature Genetics identifies specific genes and chromosome locations associated with insomnia, meaning there's likely a genetic reason some people have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep throughout their lifetime.

These genes are carried at specific locations on each chromosome.

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New research suggests that within the cell nucleus, chromosomes and individual genes occupy specific locations relative to one another.