Example sentences for: dominant

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  • The dominant negative nature of the C-terminal deletions suggests that these mutant proteins can be incorporated into normal BLM-containing complexes and inhibit function or regulation.

  • It has achieved a dominant position in the computer industry already and is poised to extend its reach.

  • The same crosses were also used to determine if Tab +was recessive or dominant: for every tab mutant, haploid cdc15Δ tab [pMET3-cdcl5-2, URA3] and diploid cdc15Δ/cdc15Δ tab/+ [pMET3-cdc15-2, URA3 ] cells were pre-grown on YPD (1% yeast extract/2% peptone + 2% glucose) at 25°C for 2-3 days, spotted in 5-fold serial dilutions onto SD+5-FOA plates, and the number of 5-FOA resistant colonies from the diploid was divided by that from the haploid to obtain ratio P. The mutant was defined to be dominant if P= 0.1-1, semi-dominant if P= 0.01-0.

  • The ratio of the dominant to additive effect for this major gene is less than 0.2, which implies that it affects the stem height growth in an additive manner.

  • In this case, the mutant protein is thought to be expressed and to act through a dominant interfering mechanism.


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