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HOMOZYGOTE [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-12-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- methionine homozygote
1, record 1, English, methionine%20homozygote
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- MM 1, record 1, English, MM
correct, adjective
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- homozygote méthionine
1, record 1, French, homozygote%20m%C3%A9thionine
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chaque individu a deux allèles d'un même gène et peut donc être soit homozygote méthionine, soit homozygote valine, soit hétérozygote méthionine-valine. 1, record 1, French, - homozygote%20m%C3%A9thionine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Biochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- valine/valine homozygote
1, record 2, English, valine%2Fvaline%20homozygote
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- valine homozygote 2, record 2, English, valine%20homozygote
correct
- VV 2, record 2, English, VV
correct
- VV 2, record 2, English, VV
- homozygote Val/Val 3, record 2, English, homozygote%20Val%2FVal
correct
- Val/Val 3, record 2, English, Val%2FVal
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Biochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- homozygote valine-valine
1, record 2, French, homozygote%20valine%2Dvaline
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- homozygote valine 2, record 2, French, homozygote%20valine
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] dans la nouvelle variante de la maladie de Creutzfeldt Jakob, on a pu mettre en évidence une structure particulière du gène de la Prp [protéine prion] associé à une plus grande susceptibilité à la maladie de Creutzfeldt Jakob. C'est ce que l'on appelle le polymorphisme au niveau du codon 129. Dans sa 129ème position du gène de la Prp, vous pouvez avoir soit un acide aminé qui s'appelle la méthionine, soit un acide aminé qui s'appelle la valine. Si vous héritez de votre père de la méthionine et de votre mère de la méthionine vous serez homozygote méthionine/méthionine. Si vous héritez de votre père et de votre mère de la valine, vous serez homozygote valine/valine, et si vous héritez de votre père de la méthionine et de votre mère la valine, vous serez hétérozygote méthionine/valine. 1, record 2, French, - homozygote%20valine%2Dvaline
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-11-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- overdominance
1, record 3, English, overdominance
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- superdominance 2, record 3, English, superdominance
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mode of inheritance in which the heterozygote has a more extreme phenotype than either homozygote, generally used in the sense that it is more fit. It is the opposite of intermediate inheritance, in which the heterozygote is intermediate in phenotype and fitness. 1, record 3, English, - overdominance
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- superdominance
1, record 3, French, superdominance
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mode d'hérédité selon laquelle l'hétérozygotie de deux allèles s'exprime par un caractère supérieur à celui des deux parents homozygotes. Ce phénomène peut s'expliquer soit par des complémentarités au niveau de la fonction primaire des gènes liées à une plus grande diversité allélique, soit par la production enzymatique de l'hétérozygote qui correspond à un optimum d'activité ou à une potentialité meilleure d'exploitation du substrat. 2, record 3, French, - superdominance
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-11-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- homozygote
1, record 4, English, homozygote
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An individual that has identical alleles at one or more loci and therefore produces gametes which are all identical. A homozygous individual has the characteristics produced by the allele, even if it is recessive, and will pass it on to all offspring. 2, record 4, English, - homozygote
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- homozygote
1, record 4, French, homozygote
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Individu dont les allèles paternel et maternel situés sur un même locus sont identiques. 1, record 4, French, - homozygote
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- homocigoto
1, record 4, Spanish, homocigoto
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-01-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- single-locus probe
1, record 5, English, single%2Dlocus%20probe
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- SLP 1, record 5, English, SLP
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A probe consisting of short repeat sequences(e. g. minisatellites) that identify allelic products at [a unique site], thus producing banding patterns typically consisting of either one(homozygote) or two(heterozygote) DNA fragments. 1, record 5, English, - single%2Dlocus%20probe
Record 5, Key term(s)
- single locus probe
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- sonde monolocus
1, record 5, French, sonde%20monolocus
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sonde qui ne s'hybride qu'à une séquence présente en un site unique. 2, record 5, French, - sonde%20monolocus
Record 5, Key term(s)
- sonde mono-locus
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- sonda monolocus
1, record 5, Spanish, sonda%20monolocus
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-06-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- overdominance
1, record 6, English, overdominance
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- superdominance 2, record 6, English, superdominance
correct
- monohybrid heterosis 3, record 6, English, monohybrid%20heterosis
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The phenomenon of heterozygotes having a more extreme phenotype than either homozygote. 4, record 6, English, - overdominance
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- superdominance
1, record 6, French, superdominance
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Propriété de l'hétérozygote d'avoir une meilleure valeur sélective que les deux homozygotes. 2, record 6, French, - superdominance
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Souvent la sélection naturelle n'aboutit nullement à l'élimination d'un génotype en faveur d'un autre, ou encore moins d'un allèle en faveur d'un autre, parce que les hétérozygotes ont un avantage par rapport aux deux homozygotes correspondants (superdominance). 3, record 6, French, - superdominance
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- superdominancia
1, record 6, Spanish, superdominancia
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- sobredominancia 2, record 6, Spanish, sobredominancia
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-11-24
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- amplification refractory mutation system-PCR
1, record 7, English, amplification%20refractory%20mutation%20system%2DPCR
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- ARMS-PCR 2, record 7, English, ARMS%2DPCR
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The molecular basis of beta thalassemia in Lebanon has previously been studied in a sample of 25 homozygote individuals. The 25 individuals included in that study had all presented at the American University Hospital and, with the exception of one patient, were all of the Muslim religion. With the advent of PCR, new techniques for mutation screening have emerged, among them the Allele Refractory Mutation System(ARMS) based on allele-specific priming of the amplification reaction. We are currently applying this technique in our laboratory in order to screen a larger number of samples from heterozygote individuals, in an effort to complement the previous findings and study the distribution of mutations among different geographical regions and different religious groups... 3, record 7, English, - amplification%20refractory%20mutation%20system%2DPCR
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- méthode ARMS-PCR
1, record 7, French, m%C3%A9thode%20ARMS%2DPCR
proposal, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ARMS-PCR (amplification refractory mutation system) et la STR-PCR (single tandem repeat) occupent d'ores et déjà une place importante dans le diagnostic des maladies héréditaires et des cancers. Toutes les deux impliquent l'amplification par PCR de loci génomiques spécifiques grâce à l'utilisation d'amorces permettant de discriminer des mutations ponctuelles (ARMS-PCR) ou des répétitions en tandem localisées sur un locus particulier (STR-PCR). 2, record 7, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20ARMS%2DPCR
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Méthode d'analyse du génome à des fins diagnostiques. 1, record 7, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20ARMS%2DPCR
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1990-02-27
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- gene product
1, record 8, English, gene%20product
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most mutant genes are recessive with respect to wild-type genes. This fact, puzzling to early geneticists, is now partially understood in terms of the gene-enzyme relation. The recessive phenotype often results from the failure of mutant genes to produce any functional protein(enzyme). In heterozygotes, however, there is always present one "good" gene, and correspondingly, a number of good gene products. Control mechanisms cause the wild-type gene in a heterozygote to produce more gene products than does each wild-type gene in a homozygote. 1, record 8, English, - gene%20product
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- produit génique
1, record 8, French, produit%20g%C3%A9nique
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est très vraisemblable que le fonctionnement de telles horloges biologiques dépend aussi de l'apparition de facteurs de spécificité de fonctionner. De tels facteurs fournissent le moyen le plus direct pour limiter la synthèse de protéines spécifiques à une période particulière du cycle de la vie. L'intervention d'un tel facteur est déjà connue pour le bactériophage T4 chez qui il existe au moins un gène produisant une substance inhibant le fonctionnement d'un facteur sigma d'E. coli. 1, record 8, French, - produit%20g%C3%A9nique
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1984-12-04
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- homozygote recessiveness 1, record 9, English, homozygote%20recessiveness
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- récessivité homozygote
1, record 9, French, r%C3%A9cessivit%C3%A9%20homozygote
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir source pour contexte. 2, record 9, French, - r%C3%A9cessivit%C3%A9%20homozygote
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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