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Heterologous

Definition

adjective

(1) Of, or relating to, tissues or cytologic elements not normally found parts of the body of an individual, or that are derived from a different species.

(2) Not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin.


Supplement

Word origin: Greek heteros, other.
Related phrases: heterologous transplant, heterologous graft.

Compare: homologous, autologous.


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help! my biology teacher is trying to kill me!

... traits in the same positions on the chromosome but specify different versions of some traits constitute a pair of a) complementary chromosomes b) heterologous chromosomes c) polyploid chromosomes d) homologous chromosomes e) none of the above These next few you might find interesting: 10. Which ...

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by marnita
Sat May 31, 2008 10:44 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: help! my biology teacher is trying to kill me!
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Heterologous expression of Archaeal genes,

Hi, I am interested in the Heterologous expression of an Archaeal gene from a sulfolobus/metallosphaera like species. The organism is a thermo acidophile. Has anyone had any luck using a vendor for archaea or can someone recommend a service. ...

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by koze99
Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:51 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Heterologous expression of Archaeal genes,
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Re: Genetic modification

I don't know what book you're using or what type of course this is supposed to be, but see if there isn't a section or discussion about heterologous gene expression somewhere. Most of the mechanics of gene expression are the same whether in a bacterium or eucaryotic cell: DNA is transcribed ...

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by blcr11
Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:28 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Genetic modification
Replies: 7
Views: 1376

Really need help with exponential microbial growth problem!!

... show how small differences in doubling time can make a big difference in the composition of the final population. It’s not all that uncommon for heterologous plasmids to reduce the growth rate of their host. Nor is it uncommon for plasmids to be spontaneously lost by the host. When this happens ...

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by blcr11
Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:46 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Really need help with exponential microbial growth problem!!
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Views: 1036

The Fiber Disease

... of surrogate host cells for in vivo drug screening is an interesting development. For example, the ability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to express heterologous proteins makes it an attractive option; its use in screens based on substitution assays, differential expression assays, and transactivation ...

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by tamtam
Thu Jan 04, 2007 2:46 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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