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French term
série
French to English
Science
Genetics
Le génome humain contient des unités répétitives en *série* et en nombre variable.
Does this mean sequence ?
Thanks !
Does this mean sequence ?
Thanks !
Proposed translations
(English)
3 | Sequence | Sophie Ciaramella |
3 | sequence | liz askew |
Proposed translations
41 mins
Sequence
Declined
Sequence does seem to be the right word in this case!
Note from asker:
Thanks Sophie ! This is all very confusing but I think that what I need here is "series". |
37 mins
sequence
Declined
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ol8uU1x...
the above site talks about Short Tandem Repeats, in French
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:clw0UWr9tsUJ:infoh...
this site also discusses STRs, “sequence” does seem to be correct, IMHO.
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Note added at 39 mins (2011-06-01 15:51:20 GMT)
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Short tandem repeat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A short tandem repeat (STR) in DNA occurs when a pattern of two or more nucleotides are repeated and the repeated sequences are directly adjacent to each ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_tandem_repeat - Cached - Similar
I am unable to find anything at all convincing for "serial/series".
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Note added at 45 mins (2011-06-01 15:57:16 GMT)
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the only other thing I found where "series" was mentioned was with regard to
tandem repeats/arrays
Dictionary - Definition of tandem
Tandem array · Fisheries, Multiple copies of a sequence of DNA that are arranged one after another in series. Repeat units can be short nucleotide sequences ...
www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/tandem
I think I have just found
repeat units that are arranged in series
so maybe this is what you need.
Please study research carefully:)
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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-06-01 19:59:17 GMT)
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http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:J7Ow_3D...
Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, provides the vital information for genetic inheritance by forming an immense sequence of codesmade up from four very simple base units. These four base units, known as nucleotides, string together to form a DNA strand millions of bases long. Within the four nucleotides there are two complementary base pairs that will only align with each other.
Science aid: DNA Structure and Replication, Polymerase Chain Reaction
DNA is made up of repeating units called nucleotides they are made up of three ... As was mentioned above there are 4 different bases in DNA: Adenine, Thymine, ... An important feature of bases in DNA is complimentary base pairing. ...
scienceaid.co.uk/biology/genetics/dna.html - Cached - Similar
the above site talks about Short Tandem Repeats, in French
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:clw0UWr9tsUJ:infoh...
this site also discusses STRs, “sequence” does seem to be correct, IMHO.
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Note added at 39 mins (2011-06-01 15:51:20 GMT)
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Short tandem repeat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A short tandem repeat (STR) in DNA occurs when a pattern of two or more nucleotides are repeated and the repeated sequences are directly adjacent to each ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_tandem_repeat - Cached - Similar
I am unable to find anything at all convincing for "serial/series".
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Note added at 45 mins (2011-06-01 15:57:16 GMT)
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the only other thing I found where "series" was mentioned was with regard to
tandem repeats/arrays
Dictionary - Definition of tandem
Tandem array · Fisheries, Multiple copies of a sequence of DNA that are arranged one after another in series. Repeat units can be short nucleotide sequences ...
www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/tandem
I think I have just found
repeat units that are arranged in series
so maybe this is what you need.
Please study research carefully:)
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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-06-01 19:59:17 GMT)
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http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:J7Ow_3D...
Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, provides the vital information for genetic inheritance by forming an immense sequence of codesmade up from four very simple base units. These four base units, known as nucleotides, string together to form a DNA strand millions of bases long. Within the four nucleotides there are two complementary base pairs that will only align with each other.
Science aid: DNA Structure and Replication, Polymerase Chain Reaction
DNA is made up of repeating units called nucleotides they are made up of three ... As was mentioned above there are 4 different bases in DNA: Adenine, Thymine, ... An important feature of bases in DNA is complimentary base pairing. ...
scienceaid.co.uk/biology/genetics/dna.html - Cached - Similar
Note from asker:
Thanks Liz. The thing is the writer actually uses "séquence" further in my document. I assume what is meant here is "serially repeated units". Please check out http://etd.ohiolink.edu/view.cgi?acc_num=case1279345476 |
Thank you for the complementary information, Liz ! |
Discussion
Merci à tous !
Le problème arrive parfois dans les articles scientifiques où l'auteur bien que spécialiste n'applique pas les règles de l'écriture technique 1 terme=1 notion
L'auteur est un spécialiste du domaine.
Voici la phrase qui vient après : Ces unités sont transmises selon les lois mendéliennes de l'hérédité. ....Les unités répétitives sont constituées de 4 paires de base.
Plus loin, l'auteur parle de "séquences" quand il fait référence à l'étude de l'ADN mitochondrial.
On pourrait comprendre "des unités répétitives de séquences en nombre variable" pour expliquer la redondance observée