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GENE MODIFICATION [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Bioengineering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- synthetic gene drive
1, record 1, English, synthetic%20gene%20drive
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- engineered gene drive 2, record 1, English, engineered%20gene%20drive
correct, noun
- EGD 2, record 1, English, EGD
noun
- EGD 2, record 1, English, EGD
- gene drive 3, record 1, English, gene%20drive
see observation, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Synthetic gene drives are a new form of genetic engineering that overcomes the normal rules of inheritance, and which may allow the deliberate eradication or modification of species and populations in the wild. Gene drives distort the process of inheritance so that the probability of particular genes—and thus specific traits—being passed on is increased substantially above the usual 50%(known as the Mendelian rule of inheritance). Over the course of several generations, genes with higher inheritance rates will rapidly spread through a breeding population... Thus, in theory at least, a gene drive can be employed to force genetic changes into an entire population. 4, record 1, English, - synthetic%20gene%20drive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gene drive: In English, a differentiation is sometimes made between a synthetic gene drive, a bioengineered process, and a natural gene drive, a natural process of inheritance. Consequently, it may be preferable to use the designations "synthetic gene drive" and "engineered gene drive" when referring to the bioengineered process. 5, record 1, English, - synthetic%20gene%20drive
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Technique biologique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- forçage génétique
1, record 1, French, for%C3%A7age%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- guidage génétique 2, record 1, French, guidage%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé qui consiste à modifier la transmission héréditaire de certains gènes par génie génétique afin d'agir, au cours des générations, sur la composition de populations. 3, record 1, French, - for%C3%A7age%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il s'agit en effet de violer les fameuses lois de Mendel pour répandre un caractère donné dans l'ensemble d'une population. Lors de la reproduction sexuée, un caractère porté sur un chromosome d'un des deux parents n'a qu'une chance sur deux d'être transmis à la génération suivante. Le forçage génétique consiste à dépasser ce seuil et transmettre ce caractère à 100 % de la descendance. 4, record 1, French, - for%C3%A7age%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
guidage génétique : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 28 mars 2018. 5, record 1, French, - for%C3%A7age%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-01-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- genetic engineering
1, record 2, English, genetic%20engineering
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term genetic engineering initially referred to various techniques used for the modification or manipulation of organisms through the processes of heredity and reproduction... In the latter part of the 20th century, however, the term came to refer more specifically to methods of recombinant DNA [deoxyribonucleic acid] technology(or gene cloning)... 2, record 2, English, - genetic%20engineering
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- génie génétique
1, record 2, French, g%C3%A9nie%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ingénierie génétique 2, record 2, French, ing%C3%A9nierie%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de concepts, méthodes et techniques permettant de modifier le patrimoine héréditaire d'une cellule par la manipulation de gènes et leur transposition. 3, record 2, French, - g%C3%A9nie%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
génie génétique : désignation et définition normalisées par l'AFNOR; définition reproduite avec son autorisation. 4, record 2, French, - g%C3%A9nie%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ingeniería genética
1, record 2, Spanish, ingenier%C3%ADa%20gen%C3%A9tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nuevas técnicas de investigación que manipulan el ADN de las células. La técnica de combinar genes, la cual produce ADN recombinante, es un sistema que consiste en insertar genes de un organismo en otro. 2, record 2, Spanish, - ingenier%C3%ADa%20gen%C3%A9tica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-09-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- genetic regulation
1, record 3, English, genetic%20regulation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The molecular mechanisms that control gene expression. These include controls that operate at every stage of protein determination : transcription of DNA, posttranscriptional processing of mRNA, translation of mRNA, and posttranslational modification of proteins. 1, record 3, English, - genetic%20regulation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The genome of an organism contains DNA sequences of several different types, including structural genes, which specify the amino acid sequences of enzymes and structural proteins or the nucleotide sequences of ribosomal RNAs or transfer RNAs; and regulatory genes and signals, which code for regulatory proteins, and control the initiation and termination of transcription or provide binding sites for regulatory molecules. 1, record 3, English, - genetic%20regulation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- régulation génétique
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9gulation%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des mécanismes capables de moduler l'expression du potentiel héréditaire dans une cellule vivante en fonction des signaux qu'elle reçoit, en provenance d'autres cellules ou de l'environnement. 2, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9gulation%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette régulation peut s'exercer à 3 niveaux : celui de la transcription, celui de la traduction des messagers et celui du transport et de l'assemblage des polypeptides aboutissant à la production de molécules enzymiques actives. 2, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9gulation%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- regulación génica
1, record 3, Spanish, regulaci%C3%B3n%20g%C3%A9nica
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Proceso que controla la síntesis o supresión de los productos génicos en células o tejidos específicos. 1, record 3, Spanish, - regulaci%C3%B3n%20g%C3%A9nica
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-02-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- phenocopy
1, record 4, English, phenocopy
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A nonhereditary, phenotypic modification(caused by special environmental conditions) that mimics a similar phenotype caused by a gene mutation(genocopy). 2, record 4, English, - phenocopy
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- phénocopie
1, record 4, French, ph%C3%A9nocopie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État d'un individu dont le phénotype évoque celui d'une affection génétique qui pourrait être imputable à l'action du milieu. 2, record 4, French, - ph%C3%A9nocopie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- fenocopia
1, record 4, Spanish, fenocopia
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fenotipo que no corresponde a su genotipo, sino a otro, a causa de algún factor medioambiental anormal, como puede ser la presencia de metales pesados. 2, record 4, Spanish, - fenocopia
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-04-20
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- epigenetic modification
1, record 5, English, epigenetic%20modification
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Since alleles derived from different parental origins that are identical in nucleotide sequence may exhibit imprinting, the differences between the paternal and maternal genetic material are due to differential programming during spermatogenesis or oogenesis. The different packaging constraints of the sperm cell compared with the ovum also may be important. The regulatory mechanisms superimpose on the nucleotide sequence of a gene to determine the location, timing and degree of expression, and are termed epigenetic effects. Epigenetic modification(rather than genetic divergence of the gametes) of the DNA is likely to be the signal that marks the sperm and egg alleles as different. Imprinting is a special type of epigenetic inheritance that is passed through the gene line into somatic tissues of the progeny and is parent-specific. 1, record 5, English, - epigenetic%20modification
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
epigenetic: The absence of factors in the genotype that exerts an effect upon the phenotype. 2, record 5, English, - epigenetic%20modification
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- modification épigénétique
1, record 5, French, modification%20%C3%A9pig%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Altération chromosomique pouvant être héritée et réversible, qui se surimpose à la séquence nucléotidique. 1, record 5, French, - modification%20%C3%A9pig%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le niveau supplémentaire d'information ainsi créé permettrait, par exemple, de distinguer l'origine parentale des chromosomes. 1, record 5, French, - modification%20%C3%A9pig%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2008-10-28
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- gene modification
1, record 6, English, gene%20modification
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The field of genetic research is seeing dramatic growth in the understanding of the links between genetics and disease, both in terms of predisposition for and actual incidence of disease. Such understanding is paving the way for gene replacement, gene modification and cloning. 1, record 6, English, - gene%20modification
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- modification génique
1, record 6, French, modification%20g%C3%A9nique
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On peut utiliser d'autres virus comme vecteurs de gènes, les herpèsvirus par exemple ou certains rétrovirus, ou encore le virus de la vaccine qui reste capable de se multiplier après modification génique et reste un cas particulier parmi les vecteurs viraux. 1, record 6, French, - modification%20g%C3%A9nique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- modificación de genes
1, record 6, Spanish, modificaci%C3%B3n%20de%20genes
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- modificación génica 2, record 6, Spanish, modificaci%C3%B3n%20g%C3%A9nica
correct, feminine noun
- modificación genética 3, record 6, Spanish, modificaci%C3%B3n%20gen%C3%A9tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cambio químico, adición, eliminación, sustitución, reorganización o recombinación del material genético hereditario ADN (ácido desoxirribonucleico). 4, record 6, Spanish, - modificaci%C3%B3n%20de%20genes
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La modificación genética mediante la transferencia de genes individuales de una especie a otra fue lograda por primera vez en 1973. [...] La capacidad de utilizar microbios para "hacer que se desarrollen" genes de cualquier organismo, condujo a una capacidad nunca antes soñada para analizar los genes. [...] La modificación genética en animales, la clonación de mamíferos, se anunció en 1997. [...] Así, en teoría, sería posible remover el material genético de un óvulo y reemplazarlo con el material genético de una célula adulta, permitiendo, de esa manera, que los genes de la célula adulta dirijan el desarrollo del animal. 5, record 6, Spanish, - modificaci%C3%B3n%20de%20genes
Record 7 - internal organization data 2008-10-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Ethics and Morals
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- gene replacement
1, record 7, English, gene%20replacement
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The field of genetic research is seeing dramatic growth in the understanding of the links between genetics and disease, both in terms of predisposition for and actual incidence of disease. Such understanding is paving the way for gene replacement, gene modification and cloning. 1, record 7, English, - gene%20replacement
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Éthique et Morale
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- remplacement de gènes
1, record 7, French, remplacement%20de%20g%C3%A8nes
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- remplacement génique 2, record 7, French, remplacement%20g%C3%A9nique
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Théoriquement, la thérapie génique peut revêtir plusieurs formes dont l'addition génique, la modification génique in situ et le remplacement génique. Cependant, dans les applications médicales actuelles du génie génétique, seule l'addition de gènes est praticable. 2, record 7, French, - remplacement%20de%20g%C3%A8nes
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
- Ética y Moral
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- reemplazo de genes
1, record 7, Spanish, reemplazo%20de%20genes
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
- reemplazamiento genético 1, record 7, Spanish, reemplazamiento%20gen%C3%A9tico
correct, masculine noun
- reemplazamiento de genes 2, record 7, Spanish, reemplazamiento%20de%20genes
correct, masculine noun
- reemplazamiento génico 3, record 7, Spanish, reemplazamiento%20g%C3%A9nico
correct, masculine noun
- sustitución génica 4, record 7, Spanish, sustituci%C3%B3n%20g%C3%A9nica
correct, feminine noun
- sustitución de genes 5, record 7, Spanish, sustituci%C3%B3n%20de%20genes
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Técnica que consiste en reemplazar un gen determinado con una versión clónica del mismo, que es similar aunque inactiva. 6, record 7, Spanish, - reemplazo%20de%20genes
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Reemplazo de genes supresores de tumores. Dado que el gen supresor de tumores denominado p53 es el gen que se ha encontrado alterado con más frecuencia en tumores humanos [...] es el candidato ideal para el empleo de técnicas de reemplazamiento genético que pretenden transferir una copia del gen normal a las células tumorales y así restablecer la función perdida. 1, record 7, Spanish, - reemplazo%20de%20genes
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La Sustitución Génica puede usarse para incorporar nuevos genes en las células de destino, sustituyendo los genes mutados/disfuncionales y de esta manera prolongar la vida de las células. 7, record 7, Spanish, - reemplazo%20de%20genes
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