single gene
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsingleandgene
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single
adjective
uk/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/us/ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/
one ...
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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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(Definition ofsingleandgenefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Recent investigations have shown that a growing number of congenital heart malformations is due tosinglegenedefects.
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In summary, it appears that there is not asinglegenethat can account for the autism syndrome.
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Four structurally distinct neuron-specific olfactomedin-related glycoproteins produced by differential promoter utilization and alternative splicing from asinglegene.
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The effect of thesinglegenein this case is to be detected and estimated.
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Here, predictions do not come as easily as in thesinglegenecase described above.
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The first is the tendency of investigators to generalize from studies of raresinglegenemutations with deleterious behavioral effects to more normal situations.
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Polygenic inheritance was probably contributory in most cases, but in otherssinglegeneeffects seem likely.
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With the former, mutation in asinglegeneguarantees onset of the condition and hence a genetic test result is highly predictive.
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These reasons together with our families suggest that tricuspid atresia and conotruncal malformations might be due to asinglegenedefect.
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These observations offer powerful evidence that, in the human, primary malformations of lateralization can occur in the absence of direct control of asinglegene.
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Positive evidence for the importance of asinglegenecan accrue without any indication that the gene is inherited in a dominant or recessive manner.
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However, behavioural characteristics, or phenotypes, are so complex it is difficult to imagine that asinglegeneproduct could be responsible.
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If the findings are replicated, this paper is significant because it represents the first linkage of asinglegeneproduct to a specific cognitive deficit.
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The process by which asinglegenegives rise to multiple related messages is termed alternative splicing.
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For several patients, the only genetic difference compared with a normal sibling is a point mutation in asinglegene.
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The theory suggests that asinglegenepromotes left-cerebral dominance for speech by weakening speech related cortex in the right hemisphere.
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