consensus sequence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofconsensusandsequence
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consensus
noun[S or U]
uk/kənˈsen.səs/us/kənˈsen.səs/
a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group ...
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sequence
noun
uk/ˈsiː.kwəns/us/ˈsiː.kwəns/
a series of related things or events, or the order in which they follow ...
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(Definition ofconsensusandsequencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Indeed, the proportions of strains identical to theconsensussequencewas higher in these patients.
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Such aconsensussequencecould then serve as the starting point for cycles of refinement.
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For each cluster in the partition, form aconsensussequencealignment.
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Theconsensussequenceimplies the sequence obtained after aligning the sequences of different isolates followed by averaging of sequences and is hypothetical.
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Theconsensussequenceof amino acids is represented in the bottom line.
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Three plasmid clones were sequenced for each species and aconsensussequencewas determined from these clones.
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Aconsensussequencewas constructed from the most frequent nucleotides at each site.
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Thisconsensussequenceis based on alignment of the predicted amino-acid sequences of the 20 human connexin genes.
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Then, aconsensussequenceis generated for each cluster, and if an amino acid varies at a given position, it is left blank.
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Aconsensussequenceof the nucleotide repeat motifs is shown beneath the gene alignments, and nucleotides in the alignment differing from this consensus are highlighted in grey.
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Any mutation allowing a mutated nucleotide in the core promoter sequence to look more like theconsensussequenceis known as an up mutation.
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Once theconsensussequenceis known, the mutations in a genome can be pinpointed, described, and classified.
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On the contrary, mutations that destroy conserved nucleotides in theconsensussequenceare known as down mutations.
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On the other hand, the attachment of a glycan residue to a protein requires the recognition of aconsensussequence.
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A sequence logo is created from a collection of aligned sequences and depicts theconsensussequenceand diversity of the sequences.
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Phrap then assigns the confirmed base quality to theconsensussequencebase.
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On average, only 3 to 4 of the 6 base pairs in eachconsensussequenceare found in any given promoter.
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Binding of this protein to theconsensussequencerepresents gene expression by reducing transcription.
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A similar structure, but with a differentconsensussequence, is found in plants, but is absent in vertebrates.
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The more similar the sequences are to aconsensussequence, the stronger the binding is.
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