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• Gene conversion — is an event in DNA genetic recombination, which occurs at high frequencies during meiotic division but which also occurs in somatic cells. It is a process by which DNA sequence information is transferred from one DNA helix (which remains… …   Wikipedia

• gene therapy — n the insertion of usu. genetically altered genes into cells esp. to replace defective genes in the treatment of genetic disorders or to provide a specialized disease fighting function (as the destruction of tumor cells) gene therapist n * * *… …   Medical dictionary

• Gene expression profiling — Heat maps of gene expression values show how experimental conditions influenced production (expression) of mRNA for a set of genes. Green indicates reduced expression. Cluster analysis has placed a group of down regulated genes in the upper left… …   Wikipedia

• Gene knockout — A gene knockout (abbreviation: KO) is a genetic technique in which one of an organism s genes is made inoperative ( knocked out of the organism). Also known as knockout organisms or simply knockouts, they are used in learning about a gene that… …   Wikipedia

• Gene targeting — NOTOC Gene targeting (also, replacement strategy based on homologous recombination) is a genetic technique that uses homologous recombination to change an endogenous gene. The method can be used to delete a gene, remove exons, and introduce point …   Wikipedia

• Gène PTEN — PTEN (gène) Le gène PTEN pour Phosphatase and TENsin homolog, a pour véritable nom phosphatase and tensin homolog mutated in multiple advanced cancers 1. Ce gène comprend neuf exons et s étend sur 120 000 paires de base. Sa séquence codante… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers — Infobox Album Name = Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers Type = Album Artist = Gene Clark Released = February, 1967 Recorded = late 1966 Genre = folk rock Length = 28:15 Label = Columbia Records (US) CBS (UK) Producer = Larry Marks, Gary Usher… …   Wikipedia

• gene therapy — noun : the insertion of usually genetically altered genes into cells especially to replace defective genes in the treatment of genetic disorders or to provide a specialized disease fighting function (as the destruction of tumor cells) • gene… …   Useful english dictionary

• gene therapy — noun Date: 1971 the insertion of usually genetically altered genes into cells especially to replace defective genes in the treatment of genetic disorders or to provide a specialized disease fighting function • gene therapist noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gene-modified — Cells that have been altered to contain different genetic material than they originally contained …   English dictionary of cancer terms