RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach…
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a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene
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single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns"
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.a polymer consisting of two or more different monomers
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, General chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures; "exons are interspersed with introns"
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.stretches of DNA that do not code for genes; "most of the genome consists of junk DNA"
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein…
Used in the same subject area: Organic chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Materials engineering, General chemistry, Engineering, Polymer chemistry, Molecular biology.sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein
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an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one fo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: segment, containing, adjacent, genes, including.an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one fo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: segment, containing, adjacent, genes, including.A work projecting outward from the main inclosure of a fortification, consisting of two faces and two flanks, and so constructed that…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: segment, containing, adjacent, genes, including.A steel cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the shoulder of the operator. It is operated by…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: segment, containing, adjacent, genes, including.(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: segment, containing, adjacent, genes, including.(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the codi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: segment, containing, adjacent, genes, including.(genetics) a large vector that is made from a bacteriophage and used to clone genes or gene fragments
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: segment, containing, adjacent, genes, including.gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical; "the dominant gene for brown eyes"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: segment, containing, adjacent, genes, including.An epistatic gene is a gene that determines whether or not a given trait will be expressed.; "The gene responsible for albinism is an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: segment, containing, adjacent, genes, including.(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the codi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: segment, containing, adjacent, genes, including.(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the codi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: segment, containing, adjacent, genes, including.(genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a giv…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: segment, containing, adjacent, genes, including.
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