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Abbreviation for integration-excision region.
- Browse Related Terms: CDR, I/E region, integration-excision region, NO, NOR, nucleolar organizer
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See: monozygotic twin.
- Browse Related Terms: dizygotic twins, ectopic, fetus, Gestation, Identical twin, in vitro fertilization, monozygotic twin, oogenesis, ovulation, progesterone, sex-limited
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See: karyogram.
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An identifying property or characteristic of an item or system. 1.A plant form expected on physiological grounds to represent an optimal type for the environment in which the plant is to be grown. 2. A classification of antibody molecules according to the antigenicity of the variable regions. Each idiotype is unique to a particular immunoglobulin raised to a particular antigen.
- Browse Related Terms: algal biomass, Aquaculture, Biobased products, idiotype, photo-bioreactor, ruminant
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See: antibody class.
- Browse Related Terms: abzyme, antibody class, antibody structure, complementarity-determining regions, DAB, Fab, FC, hypervariable region, IgA/Igd/IgG/IgE/IgM, immunoglobulin, immunosensor, in situ hybridization, kappa chain, lambda chain, V region
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Abbreviation for 1. internal guide sequence. 2. intergenic spacer.
- Browse Related Terms: artificial insemination, external guide sequence, IGS, internal guide sequence, ITS, Kd, thermal gel gradient electrophoresis
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A mass of cells in the larvae of Drosophila melanogaster and other holometabolous insects that gives rise to particular adult organs, such as antennae, eyes or wings.
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1. The absorption of liquids or vapours into the ultramicroscopic spaces or pores found in materials. 2. The initial water uptake by seeds prior to germination.
- Browse Related Terms: amniotic fluid, autoclave, Biofuel, biomass concentration, encapsulating agents, exude, filtration, fog, gas transfer, imbibition, infiltrate, liquid membrane, liquid nitrogen, micro-injection, nucleoplasm, pinocytosis, pipette, Supernatant, volatilization, w/v, wetting agent
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A viral gene that is expressed promptly after infection.
- Browse Related Terms: autogenous control, BEV, biosilk, cDNA clone, cis-acting sequence, co-suppression, constitutive, DNA construct, down-regulate, epigenetic variation, EST, expressivity, gene imprinting, gene translocation, genetic immunization, glucocorticoid, glyphosate oxidoreductase, immediate early gene, incomplete penetrance, inducible gene, inhibitor, modifying gene, negative autogenous regulation, polygalacturonase, position effect, pUC, Transfection, transient expression, transposon tagging, Variable surface glycoprotein (VSG)
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Cells entrapped in matrices such as alginate, polyacrylamide and agarose, for use in membrane and filter bioreactors.
- Browse Related Terms: agarose, HEPA filter, high efficiency particulate air filter, immobilized cells, plant cell immobilization, pre-filter, sterile room
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The genetic transformation of a cell type into which can proliferate indefinitely.
- Browse Related Terms: beta-lactamase, DNA transformation, ex vivo gene therapy, gene therapy, gene transfer, genetic transformation, immortalization, neoplasm, polyethylene glycol, reconstructed cell, Transformant, transformation, Transformation efficiency, transformation efficiency or frequency, Tumor virus, tumour virus
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A gene that upon transfection enables a primary cell to grow indefinitely in culture. (See Oncogene.)
A gene that, upon transfection, enables a primary cell to grow indefinitely in culture.
- Browse Related Terms: amniocentesis, autologous cells, baculovirus expression vector, batch fermentation, cell number, co-transfection, culture alteration, established culture, Fibroblast, harvesting, immortalizing oncogene, micronutrient, packed cell volume, passage number, passage time, plaque, plating efficiency, primary culture, sub-culture interval, sub-culture number
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The processes, including the synthesis of antibodies, that are used by vertebrates to respond to the presence of a foreign antigen. See: primary immune response; secondary immune response.
- Browse Related Terms: adoptive immunization, allergen, antibody-mediated immune response, auto-immune disease, auto-immunity, B cell, cell-mediated (cellular) immune response, clonal selection, effector cells, humoral immune response, immune response, immunization, immunogenicity, immunoprophylaxis, immunosuppressor, Interleukin, lymphokine, major histocompatibility antigen, memory cell, monokine, multivalent vaccine, passive immunity, phagocytes, primary immune response, secondary immune response, T cell, T-cell-mediated (cellular) immune response, universal donor cell, vaccination
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The lack of susceptibility of an animal or plant to infection by a particular pathogen, or to the harmful effects of their toxins.
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The production of immunity in an individual by artificial means. Active immunization involves the introduction, either orally or by infection, of specially treated bacteria, viruses or their toxins so as to stimulate the production of antibodies. See: passive immunity.
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A purification technique in which an antibody is bound to a matrix and is used to isolate a protein from a complex mixture. See: affinity chromatography.
- Browse Related Terms: dialysis, gel filtration, immunoaffinity chromatography, marker peptide, streptavidin, Western blot
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An detection system for a particular molecule, which exploits the specific binding of an antibody raised against it. For measurement, the antibody can incorporate a radioactive or fluorescent label, or be linked to an enzyme which catalyses an easily monitored reaction such as a change in colour (see: ELISA ). Synonym: immunodiagnostics.
- Browse Related Terms: affinity chromatography, avidity, Binding, catalytic antibody, Catalytic antibody (abzyme), combining site, complement proteins Protein, enzyme stabilization, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, immunoassay, immunotherapy, nitrocellulose, paratope, primary antibody, promoter, receptor, secondary antibody, variable domain
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See: immunotherapy.
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See: immunoassay.
- Browse Related Terms: FIA, fluorescence immunoassay, fluorescence-activated cell sorting, GFP, immunodiagnostics