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Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-08-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Molecular Biology
- Biotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stringency
1, record 1, English, stringency
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The condition with regard to temperature, ionic strength, and the presence of certain organic solvents ... under which nucleic acid hybridizations are carried out. 2, record 1, English, - stringency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With conditions of high stringency, pairing will occur only between nucleic acid fragments that have a high frequency of complementary base sequences. Conditions of weaker stringency must be used if the nucleic acids come from organisms that are genetically diverse. 3, record 1, English, - stringency
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie moléculaire
- Biotechnologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- stringence
1, record 1, French, stringence
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le terme «stringence» est le terme consacré en biologie moléculaire pour qualifier le degré de rigueur des conditions d'hybridation qui régissent la spécificité de l'hybridation. 1, record 1, French, - stringence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-02-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Plant Biology
- Biotechnology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- reductional grouping
1, record 2, English, reductional%20grouping
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Root tip cells of Vicia faba were treated by caffeine and uracil to induce high frequency of somatic meiosis-like reduction... The process of somatic meiosis-like reduction was observed, which existed in two types. One was chromosome reductional grouping, in which chromosomes in a cell usually separated into two groups without the role of spindle fibers. The other type was somatic meiosis, which was analogous to meiosis in gamatogenesis and characterized by pairing and chiasmata of chromosomes. 2, record 2, English, - reductional%20grouping
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Biologie végétale
- Biotechnologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- groupement réductionnel
1, record 2, French, groupement%20r%C3%A9ductionnel
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
- Biología vegetal
- Biotecnología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- agrupación reduccional
1, record 2, Spanish, agrupaci%C3%B3n%20reduccional
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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