Structural change
A general term for a deletion, duplication, or inversion of a chromosome segment, or an interchange of segments which may be between homologous or non-homologous chromosomes.
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A structural change with a chromosome whereby the order of gene loci is reversed.
Source: Jenkins, John B. 1990. Human Genetics, 2nd Edition. New York: Harper & Row
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And this structural change has an effect on the ion channel's function?
on each of these viruses bind to cell-surface molecules such as heparin sulfate, which localizes them upon the surface of the potential host, as well as with the specific protein receptor that either induces entry-promoting structural changes in the ...
To provoke structural changes in a molecule which disrupt its biological activity. In DNA it refers to the separation of the two component strands caused by the breaking of the hydrogen bonds.
Differentiation The series of biochemical and structural changes by which an unspecialized cell becomes a specialized cell with a specific function.
Denaturation in Biochemistry refers to a structural change in macromolecules caused by extreme conditions.
Denaturation can refer to the intentional adulteration of ethyl alcohol so that it is unsuitable as a beverage.
Genetic analysis reveals that the structural changes seen at each step reflect an accumulation of mutations in
proto-oncogenes (like RAS or a cyclin gene)
tumor-suppressor genes (like p53).
metamorphic rock -- Any rock derived from other rocks by chemical, mineralogical and structural changes resulting from pressure, temperature or shearing stress.
Non disjunction and changes in number (pre and post zygotic); polyploidy, aneuploidy, spontaneous abortions (SABs), advanced maternal age (AMA)
Changes in structure
Inherited and de novo structural changes; translocations, ...
Ligand A small molecule that binds to a protein, inducing a specific structural change. For instance, a steroid is a ligand for a steroid-hormone receptor.
The emphasis is on the changes in expression patterns of the genes involved in developmental pathways rather than structural changes in genes.
In evolutionary theory it thus entails common ancestry, descent with modification, speciation, the genealogical relatedness of all life, transformation of species, and large scale functional and structural changes of populations through time, ...
Mutation -- process by which genes undergo a structural change. Myotonic dystrophy -- a combination of progressive weakening of the muscles and muscle spasms or rigidity, with difficulty relaxing a contracted muscle; ...
 See also: Cells, Protein, Trans, DNA, Chromosome
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