marker gene
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Neither the layer hens nor the eggs sold for consumption would contain modified genes, because only males carry the inserted marker gene, he notes.
From Science Magazine
As they describe in their new paper, Cooper and her team engineered an active-genetics mechanism that enabled a “marker” gene to spread quickly through a lineage of mice.
From Scientific American
Systematic improvement of amplicon marker gene methods for increased accuracy in microbiome studies.
From Nature
Predictive functional profiling of microbial communities using 16S rRNA marker gene sequences.
From Nature
Identification of stem cells in small intestine and colon by marker gene Lgr5.
From Nature
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