target gene

collocation in English

meaningsoftargetandgene

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target
noun
uk
/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/us
/ˈtɑːr.ɡɪt/
an object shot at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which bullets, bombs, etc. ...
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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 oftargetandgenefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was hypothesized that the short distances spanned by linkage disequilibrium enable markers that are very tightly linked to atargetgeneto be identified.
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Irrespective of treatment time, resistance is more likely to develop against drugs whosetargetgene has a high mutation rate (for instance, mitochondria genes versus nuclear genes).
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Transient cell transfection assays with protein expression vectors and reporter constructs could also provide some information on the impact of a given factor ontargetgenetranscription.
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In prokaryotes, this steric inhibition can repress transcription of thetargetgeneby 99.7%.
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Distinct cell types emerge as a consequence of the different combination oftargetgeneexpression.
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The chimeraplast enters a cell and attaches itself to thetargetgene.
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Activator binds to an inducer and the complex binds to the activation sequence and activatestargetgene.
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To ensure accuracy in the quantification, it is usually necessary to normalize expression of atargetgeneto a stably expressed gene (see below).
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Positive values within the matrix represent the activation of thetargetgene, while negative ones represent repression.
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Researchers tested a 1 mg/kg single dose, too, obtaining a 68% silencing of thetargetgene, indicating dose-dependent silencing.
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Because this activity can vary depending on the species, cell type,targetgene, and nuclease used, it should be monitored when designing new systems.
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The construct is engineered to recombine with thetargetgene, which is accomplished by incorporating sequences from the gene itself into the construct.
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Typically, 4 different primers are used to identify 6 distinct regions on thetargetgene, which adds highly to the specificity.
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The most common position is found upstream of thetargetgenewhere it can help repress the transcription of the gene.
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Target genes that may be involved in acquisition of this phenotype are being sought using in situ hybridization.
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Anothertargetgenemay have greater variation in length, but the denaturant gradient uses a second element (of melting point) to further distinguish between the samples.
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