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TEST COMPLEMENTATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cis-trans test
1, record 1, English, cis%2Dtrans%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- complementation test 1, record 1, English, complementation%20test
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A genetic test to decide whether two gene mutations occur in the same functional gene (cistron) and to establish the limits of this genetically active region. 2, record 1, English, - cis%2Dtrans%20test
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Benzer proposed the name cistron to denote the functional unit of a chromosome, that is, that length of chromosome which determines a single function as defined by complementation (cis-trans) tests. 2, record 1, English, - cis%2Dtrans%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- test de complémentation
1, record 1, French, test%20de%20compl%C3%A9mentation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À l'issue d’une mutagenèse, on dispose d’une collection d’allèles mutants. En général, ces allèles confèrent le même phénotype. La question se pose alors de savoir combien de gènes sont mis en jeu pour obtenir cette collection d’allèles. La génétique a développé des méthodes qui permettent de répondre à cette question. Il existe deux méthodes : la complémentation et la cartographie. Nous allons commencer dans ce chapitre par le test de complémentation. C'est en effet le plus rapide à mettre en œuvre et son application permet d’avoir une bonne idée du nombre de gènes. Le test consiste dans la fabrication d’une souche pour laquelle les allèles mutants sont associés deux à deux en configuration trans et en l'observation du phénotype. Soit pour un couple d’allèles mutants a et b. 1, record 1, French, - test%20de%20compl%C3%A9mentation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- test cis-trans
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- prueba cis-trans
1, record 1, Spanish, prueba%20cis%2Dtrans
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- prueba complementaria 1, record 1, Spanish, prueba%20complementaria
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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