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  • 1artificial gene — Genetics. a duplicate gene synthesized in the laboratory by combining nucleotides in a sequence characteristic of the copied gene. [1970 75] * * * artificial gene, nucleic acids, sometimes in combination with other substances, that are joined… …

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  • 2Artificial gene synthesis — is the process of synthesizing a gene in vitro without the need for initial template DNA samples. The main method is currently by oligonucleotide synthesis (also used for other applications) from digital genetic sequences and subsequent annealing …

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  • 3artificial gene — Genetics. a duplicate gene synthesized in the laboratory by combining nucleotides in a sequence characteristic of the copied gene. [1970 75] * * * …

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  • 4Gene synthesis — is the process of synthesizing an artificially designed gene into a physical DNA sequence.Gene synthesis was first demonstrated by Har Gobind Khorana in 1970 for a short artificial gene. Nowadays, commercial gene synthesis services are available… …

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  • 5Gene — The basic biological unit of heredity. A segment of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) needed to contribute to a function. An official definition: According to the official Guidelines for Human Gene Nomenclature, a gene is defined as a DNA segment that… …

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  • 6Gene therapy — using an Adenovirus vector. A new gene is inserted into an adenovirull. If the treatment is successful, the new gene will make a functional protein. Gene therapy is the insertion, alteration, or removal of genes within an individual s cells and… …

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  • 7Artificial selection — is the intentional breeding for certain traits, or combinations of traits, over others, and is synonymous with Selective breeding . It was originally defined by Charles Darwin in contrast to the process of natural selection, in which the… …

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  • 8Gene expression programming — (GEP) is an evolutionary algorithm that evolves populations of computer programs in order to solve a user defined problem. GEP has similarities, but is distinct to, the evolutionary computational method of Genetic Programming. In Genetic… …

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  • 9Artificial gravity (fiction) — Artificial gravity is a common theme in fiction, particularly science fiction.Rotational gravityIn the movie , a rotating centrifuge in the Discovery spacecraft provides artificial gravity. The people would be walking inside the circle; their… …

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  • 10Gene-environment interaction — Gene environment interaction, also called genotype environment interaction or GxE, is a term used to describe any phenotypic effects that are due to interactions between the environment and genes. Naive nature versus nurture debates assume that… …

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