Sentence examples for different genes are active from inspiring English sources
White blood cells, for example, are different from skin cells or liver cells because different genes are active in each type of cell.
Searching available ESTs and microarray data, we found that 36 of 42 silkworm UGTs were expressed in different tissues, suggesting that these genes are active and may have different functions.
The team's first step is to identify which genes are active in different regions of the brain -- a daunting task, since an estimated two-thirds of the mouse and human genomes play some role in brain activity.
All 15 OsBgal genes were found to be expressed with different but overlapping expression patterns, confirming that all genes are active.
Dr. Butte uses data from gene chips that measure which genes are active, or expressed, in a cell.
But new instruments known as gene expression chips allow researchers to track which of a cell's genes are active.
Such chips are used to measure which genes are active, or "expressed" in a cell.
Generally the tests analyze which genes are active or inactive in a tumor sample.
Using so-called gene expression chips, scientists will be able to detect which genes are active in a heart cell and which are active in a kidney cell, shedding light on what makes those cells develop differently.
