pleiotropic gene
21heredity — /heuh red i tee/, n., pl. heredities. Biol. 1. the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new… …
22Dominant white — This dominant white Thoroughbred stallion (W2/+) has one form of dominant white. His skin, hooves, and coat lack pigment cells, giving him a pink skinned white coat. Dominant white is a group of genetically related coat color conditions in the… …
23Polymorphism (biology) — Light morph Jaguar (typical) Dark morph or melanistic Jaguar (about …
24Lethal white syndrome — (LWS), also called overo lethal white syndrome (OLWS), lethal white overo (LWO), and overo lethal white foal syndrome (OLWFS), is an autosomal genetic disorder most prevalent in the American Paint Horse. Affected foals are born after the full 11… …
25Protein C — Not to be confused with C peptide, C reactive protein, or protein kinase C. Protein C (inactivator of coagulation factors Va and VIIIa) Tertiary structure of human activated protein C (minus the Gla domain …
26LSm — s.The Sm proteins were first discovered as antigens in a patient with a form of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a debilitating autoimmune disease. They were named Sm proteins in honor of this patient, Stephanie Smith. Other proteins with very …
27pleiotropy — plei·ot·ro·py plī ä trə pē n, pl pies the quality or state of being pleiotropic * * * n. a situation in which a single gene is responsible for more than one effect in the phenotype. The mutation of such a gene will therefore have multiple effects …
28Magnesium transporters — This page links directly from the magnesium in biological systems page. All forms of life require magnesium, and yet the molecular mechanisms of Mg2+ uptake from the environment and the distribution (transport) of this vital element within the… …
29List of genetic engineering topics — NOTOC # 3 end 5 end A Acentric chromosome Achondroplasia Active site Adam s Curse Adaptation Adenine Adenosine Adenosine diphosphate Adenovirus ADP Ala Alagille syndrome Albino Alcoholism Alkylating agent Allele Allele frequency Alleles… …
30Magnesium transporter — This page links directly from the magnesium in biological systems page. Magnesium transporters are proteins that transport magnesium across the cell membrane. All forms of life require magnesium, yet the molecular mechanisms of Mg2+ uptake from… …
