A nucleotide polymer that DNA and RNA are major types. A unit of nucleic acid composed of phosphate, ribose or deoxyribose, and a purine or pyrimidine base. The cellular organelle in eukaryotes that contains the genetic material. A gene , one or more forms of which is associated with cancer. Many oncogenes are involved, directly or indirectly, in controlling the rate of cell growth.
Distance is measured in base pairs.
An in vitro process that yields millions of copies of desired DNA through repeated cycling of a reaction involving the DNA polymerase enzyme . Enzymes that catalyze the synthesis of nucleic acids on preexisting nucleic acid templates, assembling RNA from ribonucleotides or DNA from deoxyribonucleotides. A group of individuals residing in a given area at a given time. Short preexisting polynucleotide chain to which new deoxyribonucleotides can be added by DNA polymerase . Single-stranded DNA or RNA of a specific base sequence , labeled either radioactively or immunology, that are used to detect the complementary base sequence by hybridization.