5 Important Functions of DNA Supercoiling
DNA supercoiling is a process to make DNA fit inside the cell nucleus and regulates transcriptional activities. But do you know it performs 5 other functions for a cell too? […]
Importance of Molecular Phylogeny
“Molecular phylogeny is a science to construct a phylogenetic tree by using the nucleic acid sequence information.” Phylogeny, a branch of genetics and/or evolutionary science, has a specialization in representing
What is a Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) gene?
Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) gene forms the sonic hedgehog protein having a pivotal function in embryonic morphogenesis. Yesterday night I was watching a TV show on Sony BBC earth (the copyright
Maternal Cell Contamination In Prenatal Genetic Testing
“Maternal cell contamination is defined as the presence of maternal cells in a fetal sample such as amniotic fluid or chorionic villi. It creates preanalytical problems during testing.” Prenatal genetic
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What is a Palindromic DNA Sequence?
“A sequence when read from 5’ to 3’ and 3’ to 5’ direction on two antiparallel strands shows sequence similarity is said as the palindromic DNA sequence.” Our genome, in
What is Gel Shift Assay or EMSA?
EMSA stands for Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay often known as gel shift assay is a technique to study the nucleic acid and protein interaction. The present technique is used ‘in