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Target

target

1. An object fixed as goal or point of examination.

2. In the ophthalmometer, the mire.

Synonym: target organ.

4. Anode of an x-ray tube.

See: x-ray.

Origin: It. Targhetta, a small shield


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Re: Re:

... to cell genomes and some of those mutated cells may survive and become cancer cells later when its their turn. Also, since both treatments target dividing cells they are harmful to all the rapidly dividing cells in a human body, not only cancer cells. These include especially blood cells ...

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by Ahsmeah
Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:10 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Cancer = Mutation: Stopping Mutation Would Cure Cancer?
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Re: Re:

... to cell genomes and some of those mutated cells may survive and become cancer cells later when its their turn. Also, since both treatments target dividing cells they are harmful to all the rapidly dividing cells in a human body, not only cancer cells. These include especially blood cells ...

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by biohazard
Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:23 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Cancer = Mutation: Stopping Mutation Would Cure Cancer?
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Re: PCR

"what i don't know is why the exact same primers that target the same location end up a different areas." I don't think that the same primers that target the same location do end up in different areas. The difference in the masses of the bands ...

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by jonmoulton
Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:16 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: PCR
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PCR

... VNTR's within each region, and that is how 12 distinct bands can be detected after PCR. But what i don't know is why the exact same primers that target the same location end up a different areas. Yours, Julian

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by Julian92
Tue Jan 29, 2013 3:10 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: PCR
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Re: parallel binding of miRNA with mRNA

... of our gene, it would be complementary but parallel to our gene. Do they bind with each other. If they dont bind then how can i confirm the target gene of this miRNA? For your convenience i would like to add that this predicted miRNA doesn't match with any reported miRNA in mirBase or any ...

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by tareq07
Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:53 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: parallel binding of miRNA with mRNA
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