DEFINITIONS OF SELECTED GENOTYPIC TERMS
August 01, 2008
August 01, 2008
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following article in Agriculture Today:
Allele: One of several alternative forms of a gene or DNA sequence at a specific chromosomal location (locus). At each autosomal locus, an individual possesses two alleles, one inherited from the father and one from the mother.
Expressed sequence tag (EST): A short DNA piece, usually about 200-500 nucleotides, copied from one end of an expressed gene, which is . . .
Allele: One of several alternative forms of a gene or DNA sequence at a specific chromosomal location (locus). At each autosomal locus, an individual possesses two alleles, one inherited from the father and one from the mother.
Expressed sequence tag (EST): A short DNA piece, usually about 200-500 nucleotides, copied from one end of an expressed gene, which is . . .