|
|
Definition of Tetrahymena
1. Noun. Relative of the paramecium; often used in genetics research.
Definition of Tetrahymena
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Tetrahymena
1. Genus of ciliate protozoa frequently used in studies on ciliary axonemes, self splicing RNA and telomere replication. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tetrahymena
Literary usage of Tetrahymena
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biotechnology: Ti-Plasmids and Other Plan Vectors: Bibliography January 1993 by Raymond Dobert (1996)
"However, autonomous replication occurs in only 50-70% of the transformants,
suggesting a defect in the recognition of the tetrahymena telomeric template by ..."
2. Radiological Protection of the Environment: NEA Forum in Collaboration with by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2002)
"Experimental results of single-species culture of tetrahymena, ... As shown in
Figures 2a and 2b, tetrahymena could survive no more than 20 days without ..."
3. Bridges to Independence: Fostering the Independence of New Investigators in by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"His research is in the genetics and molecular biology of the one-celled pond
organism tetrahymena thermophila, with a special interest in its chromosomal ..."
4. Rice Genetics: Proceedings of the International Rice Workshop at Lusaka by International Rice Research Institute (1986)
"Most of our knowledge is derived from research done on yeast cells or simple
protozoans like tetrahymena (10). It is known from classical genetics that ..."
Other Resources:
