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structural gene

A gene that encodes the amino acid sequence of a protein.

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cis•tron

(ˈsɪs trɒn)

n.

a segment of DNA that codes for the formation of a specific protein; a structural gene.

[1955–60; cis- + tr (ans)- + -on ¹]

cis•tron′ic, adj.

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Noun 1. structural gene - a gene that controls the production of a specific protein or peptide

cistron, gene, factor - (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors"

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gène de structure

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In another study a structural gene for glutathione synthetase, gshB, has been cloned from Synechococcus sp.

SEQUENCING OF GLUTATHIONE SYNTHETASE GENE FROM THE CHROMIUM RESISTANT SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. AHZ-HB-MK AND AHZ-HB-P2A

A comparison of flavonoid structural gene's transcript level at 10 DPA and 20 DPA in brown green and white cotton fibers showed decline in transcript accumulation of GhCHI GhF3H GhDFR and GhANR in brown fibers at 20 DPA.

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Researchers confirmed these results: by amplifying the nisin structural gene using PCR; by finding a lack of activity against a nisin-producing strain; and by seeing a total loss of activity after the reaction of purified bacteriocins with glutathione.

Generate nisin-producing Lactococcus from mayonnaise-based products

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) gene is a structural gene responsible for the multiple influences of IGFs system.

DNA polymorphism of insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 gene and its association with cashmere traits in cashmere goats

The major structural gene of the 28-kb PEDV genome encodes the multifunctional virulence factor, spike (S), which is responsible for viral receptor binding, induction of neutralizing antibodies, and host cell fusion.

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These results were confirmed by amplifying the nisin structural gene using PCR; by a lack of activity against a nisin-producing strain; and by a total loss of activity after the reaction of purified bacteriocins with glutathione.

Nisin-producing Lactococcus produced from mayonnaise-based products and their raw materials

Localization of the human *-globin structural gene to chromosome 16 in somatic cell hybrids by molecular hybridization assay.

The incidence of alpha-thalassemia in Iraqi Turks / Irak turklerinde alfa-talasemi sikligi

Restricted structural gene polymorphism in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex indicates evolutionary recent global dissemination.

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- two identical copies of a structural gene sequence, one in the sense orientation and the other in the antisense orientation, each under the control of a separate promoter operable in animal cells

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