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A chromosome abnormality in which a piece of DNA is incorporated into a gene and thereby disrupts the gene's normal function.
See also: chromosome, DNA, gene, mutation.
Industry:Biology
Degree of molecular detail on a physical map of DNA, ranging from low to high..
Industry:Biology
Something which causes cancer to occur by causing changes in a cell's DNA.
See also: mutagene.
Industry:Biology
Patents, copyrights, and trademarks.
See also: patent.
Industry:Biology
One crossover event inhibits the chances of another crossover event. Also known as positive interference. Negative interference increases the chance of a second crossover.
See also: crossing over.
Industry:Biology
The basic unit of any living organism that carries on the biochemical processes of life.
See also: genome, nucleus.
Industry:Biology
The period in the cell cycle when DNA is replicated in the nucleus; followed by mitosis..
Industry:Biology
A unit of measure of recombination frequency. One centimorgan is equal to a 1% chance that a marker at one genetic locus will be separated from a marker at a second locus due to crossing over in a single generation. In human beings, one centimorgan is equivalent, on average, to one million base pairs.
See also: megabase.
Industry:Biology
The presence of retroviral vectors, such as some viruses, which use their recombinant DNA to insert their genetic material into the chromosomes of the host's cells. The virus is then propogated by the host cell..
Industry:Biology
