regulation of gene expression

collocation in English

meaningsofregulation,geneandexpression

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regulation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌreɡ.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌreɡ.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
an official rule or the act of ...
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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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expression
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/us
/ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/
the act of saying what you think or showing how you feel using words ...
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Although these responses are very rapid, they bring about more stable changes viaregulationofgenetranscription.
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Issues of efficacy, safety andregulationofgeneexpression are currently under debate world-wide.
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Imprinted genes andregulationofgeneexpression by epigenetic inheritance.
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The importance of transcriptional regulatory networks and epigenetic mechanisms ofregulationofgeneexpression is becoming increasingly evident.
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In recent years, the development of spatially and temporally selective techniques for theregulationofgeneexpression has allowed the molecular details of this process to emerge.
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Regulationofgeneexpression at the beginning of mammalian development.
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Regulationofgeneexpression by muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.
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Regulationofgeneexpression in preimplantation mouse embryos: effects of the zygotic clock and the first mitosis on promoter and enhancer activities.
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Regulationofgeneexpression in the preimplantation mouse embryo.
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Activity dependentregulationofgeneexpression.
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Transcription factors use a variety of mechanisms for theregulationofgeneexpression.
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Recent studies in his laboratory are focused on examining the organization andregulationofgeneexpression in living mammalian cells.
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Some of the most common biological pathways are involved in metabolism, theregulationofgeneexpression and the transmission of signals.
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Theregulationofgeneexpression became a central issue in the 1960s; by the 1970s gene expression could be controlled and manipulated through genetic engineering.
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There are several layers ofregulationofgeneexpression.
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It is involved in controlling both the sleep-wake cycle and circadianregulationofgeneexpression by promoting transcription in a negative feedback mechanism.
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