| complementation |
The production of a wild-type phenotype when two different mutations are combined in a diploid or a heterokaryon.
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| complementarity |
The chemical affinity between specific nitrogenous bases as a result of their hydrogen bonding properties. The property of two nucleic acid chains having base sequences such that an antiparallel duplex can form where the adenines and thymines (or uracils) are apposed to each other, and the guanines and cytosines are apposed to each other.
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| complementary DNA |
A DNA sequence which is the compliment of mRNA. Since mRNA is itself a complement of the exons of the gene, the cDNA will correspond to those exons. CDNA is sometimes referred to as "copy DNA" because it is a copy of the mature mRNA.
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| complement |
that which completes, as in: As an author, I need input from readers to complement my point of view.
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| complement |
an enzyme 'system' in the blood. An enzyme is a substance which speeds up a biological reaction (acts as a catalyst). Complement is a 'cascading enzyme system', which means that, in it, a number of different enzymes are created or triggered one after another, thus allowing a number of reactions to take place. ...
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