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clock gene [′kläk ‚jēn] (genetics) Any of a number of genes that interact to determine the duration of development and lifespan. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the late 1990s, however, the use of bioluminescent reporter proteins expressed under the control of clock gene promoters revealed that circadian oscillators resided in many peripheral tissues of vertebrates and invertebrates (Balsalobre et al. The cool thing is that many of the clock genes are conserved between flies and vertebrates; we have 'period' and we have 'timeless,'" said Schneider. In each hemisphere of the fly brain, clock genes are active in six clusters of neurons. |
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