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clock gene

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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.


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Our findings suggest that clock genes in general and RORB in particular may be important candidates for further investigation in the search for the molecular basis of bipolar disorder," said Niculescu.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Estee Lauder, which contends its scientists are among the first in skin care to understand the role of clock gene activation and synchronization to enhance skin's natural repair activity, has harnessed that knowledge in the serum's Chronolux Technology, a scientifically engineered amino acid sequence that helps support skin's natural synchronization of cellular clocks.
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.
 
 
 
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