The term mutation is derived from the Latin word “mutare” – which means “to change”.…
Molecular Biology
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BiotechnologyMolecular Biology
Molecular Manipulation of Microorganisms: significance and applications
by DrChikaMicroorganisms including bacteria, fungi, algae and viruses are important tools used for a wide variety…
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BiotechnologyMolecular BiologyNotes on Genetic Engineering & Recombinant DNA Technology
Bacterial Transformation (The Transforming Principle)
by DrChikaFredrick Griffith showed in 1928 that deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the genetic material of the…
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BiotechnologyMolecular BiologyNotes on Genetic Engineering & Recombinant DNA Technology
RIBONUCLEIC ACID (RNA)
by DrChikaAn understanding of the nucleic acid molecules which include deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid…
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BiotechnologyMolecular BiologyNotes on Genetic Engineering & Recombinant DNA Technology
PROTEIN STRUCTURE – types and function
by DrChikaProteins are a group of polypeptides that form a molecule of specific biological function; and…
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BiotechnologyMolecular BiologyNotes on Genetic Engineering & Recombinant DNA Technology
PURINES & PYRIMIDINES
by DrChikaPurines are heterocyclic aromatic organic compound that consist of a pyrimidine ring fused to an…
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BiotechnologyMolecular BiologyNotes on Genetic Engineering & Recombinant DNA Technology
NUCLEOTIDES
by DrChikaNucleotides are nucleosides with one or more phosphate groups covalently attached to the 3′ or…
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BacteriologyCell Culture NotesMolecular BiologyTechniques in Microbiology Lab
TECHNIQUES OF REVIVING MICROBIAL CULTURES
by DrChikaThe procedures described below are guidelines of the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC). They are…
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Immunology & Immune SystemMolecular Biology
ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL PROTOCOL FOR PARAFFIN-EMBEDDED TISSUE
by DrChikaIn the previous section on DEPARAFFINIZATION PRIOR TO IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY STAINING, we looked at deparaffinization and…