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marker gene

American  

noun

Genetics.
  1. genetic marker.


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Oxitec scientists also inserted a fluorescent marker gene into the modified bugs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2022

Predictive functional profiling of microbial communities using 16S rRNA marker gene sequences.

From Nature • Oct. 31, 2017

Systematic improvement of amplicon marker gene methods for increased accuracy in microbiome studies.

From Nature • Oct. 31, 2017

As the first study to include both marker gene and metagenomic data across body habitats from a large human population, we additionally assessed the ecology of microbial metabolic and functional pathways in these communities.

From Nature • Jun. 13, 2012

Narvonese research has shown that a person with a certain rare "marker" gene configuration is susceptible, but until nearly 2600, the reason is not known.

From Concordance A Terran Empire concordance by Wilson, Ann