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Interference One crossover event inhibits the chances of another crossover event. Also known as positive interference. Negative interference increases the chance of a second crossover.
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RNA interference (RNAi)
In testing the effects of antisense RNA, one should use sense RNA of the same coding region as a control. Surprisingly, preparations of sense RNA often turn out to be as effective an inhibitor as antisense RNA.

[edit] Interference using transgenes
A molecular genetic approach is the creation of transgenic organisms that overexpress a normal gene of interest. The resulting phenotype may reflect the normal function of the gene.

Interference
The term proposed by Muller (1916) for the interaction between cross-overs such that the occurrence of one exchange between homologous chromosomes reduces the likelihood of another in its vicinity.

interference A form of competition in which organisms defend or otherwise control limited resources; also called contest competition. Contrast with exploitative competition.

RNA interference
gene knockout
transgenics and overexpression
mapping, cloning, and sequencing
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Chiasma interference
See genetic interference.
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Genetic interference ...

RNAi (RNA interference) The process of using small pieces of double-stranded RNA to reduce the activity of specific genes. The process occurs naturally in many organisms and is now commonly used in basic research.

Differential Interference Contrast: Most involved - and perhaps the most useful because of its high resolving power - is the method called Differential Interference Contrast (DIC).

RNAi RNA interference (RNAi) is a method used to silence the expression of a target gene in order to determine the gene's function by analyzing the mutant phenotype.

RNAi: 'RNA interference' (a.k.a. 'RNA silencing') is the mechanism by which small double-stranded RNAs can interfere with expression of any mRNA having a similar sequence. Those small RNAs are known as 'siRNA', for short interfering RNAs.

The diminutive size of this process prevents any interference with the movements between the atlas and the skull.

One of these, WDFY2, appears to play an important role in early endocytosis and was revealed in a RNAi (RNA interference) screen in C. elegans. Interestingly, some proteins contain FYVE-like domains in C. elegans and D.

I would hope to see that very early prevention and very early interference with the advancement of cancer could be held up. The stage you don't want to be at, of course, is the stage when it's discovered, because that's when it's very difficult.

Ironically, the human interference that has disrupted so many species can now provide a means of placing genes into organisms, therefore preparing them for the above hypothetical scenarios such as an epidemic of disease.

When the red blood cells break apart. Hemolysis can cause interference for certain assays.
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An in vivo imaging technique that sends out femtosecond infrared pulses and uses optical interference to sense reflections from tissue inhomogeneities.
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Mutation caused by chemical, thermal or radioactive interference.
Heat shock on developing zygotes.
Local adaptation to a niche.
Climatological change causing migration.
Geographical isolation.

Alien Species: A non-established introduced species (q.v.), which is incapable of establishing self-sustaining or self-propagating populations in the new area without human interference (cf. 'introduced species'; 'non-native').

See also: Human, Trans, Organ, Action, Cells