Institution/s: Universidad de Saarbrücken, Universidad de Valladolid, Université d'Artois
Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
Identification number: 48
Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
Author/s: Elena Irene ZAMORA RAMÍREZ, Judith CARRERA FERNÁNDEZ, Marie-Hélène GARCIA, Rosario HERRERO
Creation / modification date: 01-03-2014
Term: gene
Gramatical category: s
Definition: Sequence of DNA that directly produces a single strand of another nucleic acid, RNA, with a sequence that is identical to one of the two polynucleotide strands of DNA.
Context: Each gene is transcribed into an RNA product, which in turn is translated into a polypeptide sequency if it is a structural gene.
Remission: sin, asesoramiento genético Fuente: BENITO, J. C., & ESPINO, N. F. J. (2012). Genética: Conceptos esenciales. Madrid: Médica Panamericana, 573. REAL ACADEMIA NACIONAL DE MEDICINA (2012). Diccionario de términos médicos. Madrid: Médica Panamericana.