distinct gene

collocation in English

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distinct
adjective
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/dɪˈstɪŋkt/us
/dɪˈstɪŋkt/
clearly noticeable; that ...
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gene
noun[C]
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/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 ofdistinctandgenefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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After consolidating duplicate entries fivedistinctgeneproducts with clearly defined olfactomedin homology domains were selected for detailed analysis.
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Distinctgenevariants of a number of pro-inammatory and chemotactic cytokines together with their receptors associate with this disorder.
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Distinctgeneexpansions related to sensory perception and energy metabolism-related in yak were identified.
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Each laminin chain is a multidomain protein encoded by adistinctgene.
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Pathological and physiological hypertrophies are regulated bydistinctgeneprograms.
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There are three specific classes of neurons that make up the mushroom body lobes: /, /, and neurons, which all havedistinctgeneexpression.
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In this case, although the disease-causing variants might be located within distinct genes, these genes could function within the same biological system or pathway.
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Adenoviruses modified to transfect tumor cells with harmless yet distinct genes (such as luciferase) have proven capable of early detection.
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Distinct genes are expressed in different cell types, which means that even the basic set of proteins that are produced in a cell needs to be identified.
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Mammals have seven family members (sometimes referred to as isoforms, but encoded by distinct genes): alpha, beta 1, gamma 1, gamma 2, gamma 3, delta, and epsilon.
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Mendel's work provided examples where traits were definitely not blended after hybridization, showing that traits are produced by combinations of distinct genes rather than a continuous blend.
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