| transcriptional silencing | <molecular biology> Mechanism of transcriptional control where DNA is bundled into heterochromatin in order to make it permanently inaccessible for future transcription. Effectively, this allows for memory in the determination of cell fate in developing organisms. In Drosophila, homeotic genes are silenced by members of the Polycomb group of genes. (17 Mar 1998) |
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| RNA processing, post-transcriptional | Post-transcriptional biological modification of messenger, transfer, or ribosomal rnas or their precursors. It includes cleavage, methylation, thiolation, isopentenylation, pseudouridine formation, conformational changes, and association with ribosomal protein. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| post-transcriptional processing | The enzymatic processing of the primary RNA transcript, which producesmessenger RNA and transfer RNA. (09 Oct 1997) |
| transcriptional control | <molecular biology> Control of gene expression by controlling the number of RNA transcripts of a region of DNA. A major regulatory mechanism for differential control of protein synthesis in both pro and eukaryotic cells. (18 Nov 1997) |