Sentences with phrase «var gene recombination»

Through var gene recombination, the parasite can mix up the 60 colours of coat it starts with over the course of each infection, continuously producing different colour - combinations.

However, var gene recombination is continually taking place within the dividing parasites and eventually the parasite will gain an advantage once more.

By doing this, the scientists found that var gene recombination was happening in around 0.2 per cent of parasite cells every 48 hours.

Not exact matches

While further work will be required to fully understand the mechanism driving the recombination of Plasmodium falciparum's var genes, scientists were able to calculate the rate at which it happens.

PfEMP1s are encoded by a family of 60 var genes that are constantly changing through a process called recombination.

But (and here's the clever bit), while this is happening, recombination is taking place between var genes in the genomes of dividing malaria parasites.

Var genes are interesting because they are constantly changing through a process called recombination.

Although scientists know that this recombination of var genes is happening, they still don't know how the DNA is cut and stuck back together again during recombination.