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HOMOPOLYMER TAILING TECHNIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- homopolymer tailing
1, record 1, English, homopolymer%20tailing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- homopolymer tailing technique 1, record 1, English, homopolymer%20tailing%20technique%20
correct
- tailing 2, record 1, English, tailing
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The addition of complementary bases to the ends of blunt-ended foreign and vector DNA sequences so that they may base-pair to form a recombinant DNA molecule. 1, record 1, English, - homopolymer%20tailing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For example, poly(dG) [polydeoxyguanylic acid] may be added to the ends of the foreign DNA while poly(dC) [polydeoxycytidylic acid] is added to ends of the vector DNA. The enzyme catalysing these transfer reactions is called terminal transferase. 1, record 1, English, - homopolymer%20tailing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- extension homopolymérique
1, record 1, French, extension%20homopolym%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- méthode des séquences homopolymériques complémentaires 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9thode%20des%20s%C3%A9quences%20homopolym%C3%A9riques%20compl%C3%A9mentaires
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ADNc double brin [...] est inséré dans un vecteur, la plupart du temps pBR322 [plasmide de Bolivar et Rodriguez]. Deux types de méthodes sont utilisées pour ce faire : celle des adaptateurs ajoutés à chacune des extrémités des fragments, ou celle des séquences homopolymériques complémentaires. 3, record 1, French, - extension%20homopolym%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- prolongación con homopolímeros
1, record 1, Spanish, prolongaci%C3%B3n%20con%20homopol%C3%ADmeros
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- adición de una cola de nucleótidos 1, record 1, Spanish, adici%C3%B3n%20de%20una%20cola%20de%20nucle%C3%B3tidos
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Adición in vitro de múltiples copias de un único nucleótido a los extremos 3'-hidroxilo de una molécula de ADN bicatenario por acción de la enzima transferasa terminal. 1, record 1, Spanish, - prolongaci%C3%B3n%20con%20homopol%C3%ADmeros
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