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Up mutation

up mutation

(Science: molecular biology) refers to any mutation in the promoter region of a gene which can trigger transcription initiation.


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The gene P21 makes people live short or longer?

All genes are necessary and required.. that's the general rule of genomics. It's mutations in genes that affect the "good" or "bad" effects of the gene in particular. Considering the pathway the p21 gene is in, a mutation in it would be a negative ...

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by jyaron
Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:36 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: The gene P21 makes people live short or longer?
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A gene mutation = knockdown or knockout

A gene mutation = knockdown or knockout or both? :P :P 8) :P

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by steelcat
Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:57 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: A gene mutation = knockdown or knockout
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Views: 17

Re:

... does not explain where the variation it acts on comes from. This is where genetics comes in. One source is assortive mating, and another is mutation. Now, what happens during evolution, is there is a shift in the frequency of genes in a population (not individuals!). Individuals which survive ...

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by robsabba
Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:29 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
Replies: 177
Views: 16289

Natural selection is proven wrong

... a long quote mine. Is it possible for a parent with bloodtype A and a parent with bloodtype B to produce an offspring with bloodtype o without any mutation occurring in the offspring? fact is a colin leslie dean has shown NS is It is the process by which heritable traits that increase an organism’s ...

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by gamila
Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:18 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
Replies: 177
Views: 16289

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... in a parent or not inherit a trait. Genes are what is inherited and it is they that dictate what traits an organism with manifest. Even without mutation, traits can be different in an offspring compared to its parents. Let me ask you a question and see if you can answer it without a long quote ...

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by robsabba
Wed Aug 26, 2009 2:21 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
Replies: 177
Views: 16289
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