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• Spacer DNA — are regions of non transcribed DNA between tandemly repeated genes, such as ribosomal RNA genes in eukaryotes.Its function is probably to do with ensuring the high rates of transcription associated with these genes.The dNA sequence between genes …   Wikipedia

• spacer DNA — The DNA sequence between genes. In bacteria, only a few nucleotides long. In eukaryotes, can be extensive and include repetitive DNA, comprising the majority of the DNA of the genome. The term is used particularly for the spacer DNA between the… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• spacer — spac·er spā sər n a region of chromosomal DNA between genes that is not transcribed into messenger RNA and is of uncertain function * * * spac·er (spāsґər) 1. something that separates or keeps other things apart; see spacer DNA, under… …   Medical dictionary

• spacer — I. ˈspāsə(r) noun ( s) : one that spaces: as a. : a device or piece for holding two members at a given distance from each other trucks which have spacers between dual tires Motor Transportation in the West wood spacers holding the si …   Useful english dictionary

• Internal transcribed spacer — Als Ribosomale DNA (rDNA) werden jene Abschnitte der Desoxyribonukleinsäure (DNA) bezeichnet, die die Gene für ribosomale RNA (rRNA) enthalten. rRNA ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil der Ribosomen, in denen die Proteinsynthese (Translation)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Internal transcribed spacer — ITS (for internal transcribed spacer) refers to a piece of non functional RNA situated between structural ribosomal RNAs (rRNA) on a common precursor transcript. Read from 5 to 3 , this polycistronic rRNA precursor transcript contains the 5… …   Wikipedia

• Non-coding RNA — A non coding RNA (ncRNA) is a functional RNA molecule that is not translated into a protein. Less frequently used synonyms are non protein coding RNA (npcRNA), non messenger RNA (nmRNA) and functional RNA (fRNA). The term small RNA (sRNA) is… …   Wikipedia

• NoRC associated RNA — (pRNA) Conserved secondary structure of pRNA Identifiers Symbol NoRC RNA Alt. Symbols pRNA Rfam …   Wikipedia

• Ribosomal RNA — (rRNA) is the central component of the ribosome, the protein manufacturing machinery of all living cells. The function of the rRNA is to provide a mechanism for decoding mRNA into amino acids and to interact with the tRNAs during translation by… …   Wikipedia

• Small nucleolar RNA SNORA73 — In molecular biology, the small nucleolar RNA SNORA73 (also called U17/E1 RNA) belongs to the H/ACA class of small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs). Vertebrate U17 is intron encoded and ranges in length from 200 230 nucleotides, longer than most snoRNAs …   Wikipedia

• SL1 RNA — This family represents the SL1 RNA. SL1 is commonly located in the spacer region between 5S rRNA genes where it is involved in trans splicing. Trans splicing is a form of RNA processing. The acquisition of a spliced leader from an SL RNA is an… …   Wikipedia