gene transfer

collocation in English

meaningsofgeneandtransfer

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gene
noun[C]
uk
/dʒiːn/us
/dʒiːn/
a part of the DNA in a cell that controls the physical development, behaviour, etc. of an individual plant or animal and is passed on from ...
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transfer
noun
uk
/ˈtræns.fɜːr/us
/ˈtræns.fɝː/
the movement of something or someone from one place, position, etc. ...
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(Definition ofgeneandtransferfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Either the purple bacteria have acquired the photosynthesis genes recently by lateralgenetransferor selective pressure forced various species to retain these organizational patterns.
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However, methods forgenetransferinto these organisms have been lacking.
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Lateralgenetransferas we know it today presupposes significant similarities in the genomes of the microbes involved.
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These patients might not be tolerant of dystrophingenetransfer.
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Possible clinical applications aregenetransferto the bladder urothelium, the cornea and skin epithelial cells.
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To do this,genetransferis used to achieve high-level expression of specific drug-resistance factors in bone marrow.
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Neuronal transfection in brain slices using par ticle-mediatedgenetransfer.
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The development of tailored, novelgenetransfervectors will improve the efficiency and stability of therapeutic gene expression in the many settings of gene therapy.
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This raises the possibility that the expression of dystrophin followinggenetransfermight trigger a destructive immune response against this 'neoantigen'.
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The main problem is inefficientgenetransfer; hence, optimization ofgenetransferis the main focus in gene therapy research today.
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I will argue against this standpoint, and propose that horizontalgenetransferis a product of natural selection.
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The increased capacity of these vectors, which contain no viral coding sequences, makes them suitable forgenetransferof full-length dystrophin.
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Intracellulargenetransfer: reduced hydrophobicity facilitatesgenetransferfor subunit 2 of cytochrome c oxidase.
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Endosymbioticgenetransfer: organelle genomes forge eukaryotic chromosomes.
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Lateralgenetransferinvolves the transfer of genetic material from one organism to another without replication or reproduction.
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