Gene expression is the process of converting the information contained in a gene into the gene product. The DNA of the gene is first transcribed into RNA, which is then either translated into a protein or remains as an RNA molecule. The expression level of a particular gene can be turned ’up’ or ‘down’ in different cells at different times, as required.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
US scientists have delayed cancer cell growth by using genome editing to remove a protein...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
At least 6500 genes are expressed at different levels in male or female body tissues, finds a new study...
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