Constitutive: a term describing a pattern of geneplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigGene: read Chapters 02, 03, 04, 05, and 06 for a definition of gene :-) expressionplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExpression: a term used to describe the idea that the function of a gene is apparent and can be observed. Genes may not always be expressed all the time in all places., wherein the geneplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigGene: read Chapters 02, 03, 04, 05, and 06 for a definition of gene :-) is always expressedplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExpression: a term used to describe the idea that the function of a gene is apparent and can be observed. Genes may not always be expressed all the time in all places. no matter what. For some genesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigGene: read Chapters 02, 03, 04, 05, and 06 for a definition of gene :-), constitutive expressionplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExpression: a term used to describe the idea that the function of a gene is apparent and can be observed. Genes may not always be expressed all the time in all places. is normal (see housekeeping geneplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigHousekeeping gene: a gene that is always expressed in all cell types, usually that has some function that is universal to all cells. “Housekeeping gene” tends to be used in the context of multicellular organisms; “constitutive” tends to be used more for unicellular organisms.). For inducibleplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigInducible: a term describing a pattern of gene expression, wherein genes or operons are not expressed until some kind of condition is met, e.g., inducer is present. Not all genes are naturally inducible; some genes are naturally constitutive. genesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigGene: read Chapters 02, 03, 04, 05, and 06 for a definition of gene :-) or operonsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigOperon: two or more genes that are transcribed together on an mRNA from a single promoter. Most commonly seen in bacteria; very rare in eukaryotes., constitutive is a mutantplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigMutant: an individual that has a different phenotype than wildtype and likely contains one more mutations that cause this difference. state.
glossary:constitutive
glossary/constitutive.txt · Last modified: 2024/09/01 18:07 by mike