Assertion: gene | /r/CapableOf | make protein
Facets:
value: in the body
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Genes Make Proteins
text: The gene itself produces a protein used to repair damaged deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).
text: Early work in molecular genetics suggested the concept that one gene makes one protein.
text: These genes make all the proteins in the body, which promote development and growth, and carry out all body functions.
text: 1977 Richard Roberts and Phillip Sharp discover that genes can be split into segments, leading to the idea that one gene can make several proteins.
text: Another gene being put into some crops comes from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis; the gene makes a protein that is an insecticide.
text: Each time a cell divides, two cells result which, although they contain the same genome in full, can differ in which genes are turned on and making proteins.
text: Genes are then copied as RNA molecules to make proteins or directly control the cell.
text: However, if the product has no natural equivalent, or shows significant differences from the unmodified food, or for other reasons that regulators may have (for instance, if a gene produces a protein that had not been a food component before), the regulators may require that further safety testing be carried out.