11 Terms
Contributors in Genome
Genome
Translation
Biology; Genome
The process in which the genetic code carried by mRNA directs the synthesis of proteins from amino acids. See also: transcription.
Double helix
Biology; Genome
The twisted-ladder shape that two linear strands of DNA assume when complementary nucleotides on opposing strands bond together..
Translocation
Biology; Genome
A mutation in which a large segment of one chromosome breaks off and attaches to another chromosome. See also: mutation.
Draught sequence
Biology; Genome
The sequence generated by the HGP as of June 2000 that, while incomplete, offers a virtual road map to an estimated 95% of all human genes. draught sequence data are mostly in the form of 10,000 base ...
Transposable element
Biology; Genome
A class of DNA sequences that can move from one chromosomal site to another..
