Antisense

Antisense

Strand of DNA or RNA complementary to the sense strand of a gene. Sense and antisense strands anneal in vivo and cause inactivation of the gene's expression.

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antisense

Agriculture; Rice science

Strand of DNA or RNA complementary to the sense strand of a gene. Sense and antisense strands anneal in vivo and cause inactivation of the gene's expression.

antisense

Biology; Genome

Nucleic acid that has a sequence exactly opposite to an mRNA molecule made by the body; binds to the mRNA molecule to prevent a protein from being made. See also: transcription.

antisense

Biology; Biochemistry; Molecular biology

Descriptive of an endogenous or semi-synthetically produced oligoribonucleotide complementary to mRNA and capable of base-pairing and annealing with mRNA to prevent translation; ...

antisense DNA

Natural environment; Coral reefs

The strand of chromosomal DNA that is transcribed; a DNA sequence that is complementary to all or part of an mrna molecule.

antisense therapy

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The in vivo treatment of a genetic disease by blocking translation of a protein with a DNA or an RNA sequence that is complementary to a specific mRNA.

antisense DNA

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

1. The strand of chromosomal DNA that is transcribed. 2. A DNA sequence that is complementary to all or part of an mRNA molecule.

watershed

Agriculture; Rice science

The total area from which a single river collects surface water runoff; the catchment or drainage area of a river system.

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Agriculture; Rice science

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waterlogging

Agriculture; Rice science

Impeded drainage; or soil saturated with water but not necessarily with standing water.

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Agriculture; Rice science

A field which continuously has standing water and cannot be drained. The water level may not be deep.

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1). Expressed in terms of dry matter or harvested portion of the crop produced per unit of water consumed. 2). Ratio of the water used for evapotranspiration, seepage, and ...

water table

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The upper surface of ground water and the level below it where the soil is saturated with water.

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