Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,738,612,832 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

footprinting

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
footprinting,
a method for determining the location of binding between a protein and a DNA molecule. The technique involves nuclease digestion of the unbound and therefore unprotected sequences of DNA. The protected DNA fragment that remains can be identified electrophoretically.

footprinting
a technique for identification of protein-binding regions on DNA, based on the principle that segments with bound protein are resistant to endonuclease activity and t`hese can be demonstrated as missing bands in gel electrophoresis.


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.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
Between waterings, watch for footprinting, the first purplish sign of wilting.
These laboratory test machines can measure durability (endurance) at high speed, tire characteristics, force and moment, rolling resistance, noise level, tire stiffness, footprinting (including dynamic), wheel fatigue, and can be used for passenger car tires up to earth movers.
Genetic footprinting (28,29), which was developed for yeast, is also applicable to bacteria (Figure 1).
 
Medical browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.