Interrupted gene: Mutations in exons can affect polypeptide sequence; mutations in introns can affect RNA processing and hence may influence the sequence and/or production of a polypeptide.

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#Unit 5. Developmental Biology

A stem cell retains the ability to divide and re-create itself while also having the ability to generate progeny capable of specializing into a more differentiated cell type.

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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

Molecular genetic techniques are used to make a cDNA encoding a recombinant protein to which is fused a short sequence of amino acids called an epitope tagging.

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#Unit 13. Methods in Biology

The run-on assay can also be used to determine the effects of assay conditions on nuclear transcription.

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#Unit 8. Inheritance Biology

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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

More than 90% of the genes expressed in mammals are alternatively spliced