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GEL SHIFT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-03-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Molecular Biology
- Biotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- band shifting
1, record 1, English, band%20shifting
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- band shift 2, record 1, English, band%20shift
- gel shift 3, record 1, English, gel%20shift
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One of the recommendations of the panel that has attracted the attention of attorneys is that fingerprinting tests showing a phenomenon called band shifting be declared "inconclusive" until laboratories have performed adequate studies on the effect. Band shifting can make two forensic samples from different biological sources appear the same; private companies that perform DNA fingerprinting and the Federal Bureau of investigation have already made attempts to correct for it. But the McKusick panel was not convinced that such attempts protect those accused: a suspect could be wrongly convicted if the "correction" was itself in error. 1, record 1, English, - band%20shifting
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The DNA bands in the two samples did not line up exactly. 3, record 1, English, - band%20shifting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie moléculaire
- Biotechnologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- technique de retard sur gel
1, record 1, French, technique%20de%20retard%20sur%20gel
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- retardement sur gel 2, record 1, French, retardement%20sur%20gel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fixation de la protéine sur le brin d'ADN entraînera un retard du fragment sur gel d'acrylamide. C'est la technique de retard sur gel (band shift), dont le principe est présenté en figure 5. 1, record 1, French, - technique%20de%20retard%20sur%20gel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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