transgene
IPA: trænzdʒin
noun
- (genetics, biotechnology) A gene from one species introduced into the genome of another by transgenesis.
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Examples of "transgene" in Sentences
- Cells were analyzed for transgene expression 72 hours after infection.
- Thus, the precise onset of transcription of the transgene is uncertain.
- These local enhancers can also effect the expression pattern of the transgene.
- This assay takes advantage of the fluorescent properties of the EGFP transgene.
- When a transgene functions in a new cell, it may produce different proteins than the ones intended.
- They screened the thousands of mosquitoes that hatched, and found a few carrying the botox transgene.
- The two lines were produced at the same time, under the same conditions, using the same GNA lectin transgene.
- Often this foreign gene, called a transgene, restores the missing function for a while and then unexpectedly goes silent.
- Fetal intramuscular delivery of recombinant adenovirus results in persistent postnatal transgene expression in both muscle and liver.
- This can result in ectopic expression of the transgene because both copy number and the site integration can influence transgene expression.
- The plasmid preparations described by others are most of the time endotoxin free and the transgene is under a CMV promoter without any nuclear transport signal.
- Kilic E, Bahr M (2003) Human synapsin 1 gene promoter confers highly neuron-specific long-term transgene expression from an adenoviral vector in the adult rat brain depending on the transduced area.
- Although an important tool in life science, transgene technology of this kind lacks precision with regard to the inserted gene and cannot be used to manipulate endogenous genes in a predetermined manner.
- Liver damage Considering that the local inflammation of the liver may significantly increase the synthesis of certain proteins, it could be that the difference in transgene expression observed is a consequence of different inflammatory reactions in the two strains.
- A study done by the Nature Institute showed that creeping bentgrass-a USDA-approved herbicide resistant grass engineered by Monsanto and Scotts Company for golf courses-had spread its transgene via pollen to native and related plants 13 mis beyond the control area.
- A study done by the Nature Institute showed that creeping bentgrass-a USDA-approved herbicide resistant grass engineered by Monsanto and Scotts Company for golf courses-had spread its transgene via pollen to native and related plants 13 mis beyond the control area. '