2010
DOI: 10.1590/s1678-31662010000100005
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A genética em transformação: crise e revisão do conceito de gene

Abstract: O conceito de gene tem desempenhado um papel central na biologia desde sua introdução, no início do século xx. Contudo, ao longo do seu desenvolvimento histórico, o conceito tem sido objeto de controvérsia crescente, inicialmente na filosofia da biologia e, depois, na própria biologia. Desafios ao conceito de gene têm levado a uma dificuldade de preservar o chamado conceito molecular clássico, de acordo com o qual um gene é um segmento do DNA que codifica um produto funcional (polipeptídeo ou RNA). As últimas … Show more

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“…In fact, here we used a biophysical method to evaluate permeability of isolated membranes, while other studies have looked at the permeability of the whole tissue, which is totally dependent on the integrity of the epithelia. Although the relationship between gene, protein and function is not always directly proportional [ 59 ], we may also speculate that the higher intestinal permeability to water might occur upstream of the small intestine, at the level of duodenum or jejunum. Most importantly, the measured water permeability is the end result of the sum of two diffusional pathways, water channels and membrane phospholipid bilayer.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In fact, here we used a biophysical method to evaluate permeability of isolated membranes, while other studies have looked at the permeability of the whole tissue, which is totally dependent on the integrity of the epithelia. Although the relationship between gene, protein and function is not always directly proportional [ 59 ], we may also speculate that the higher intestinal permeability to water might occur upstream of the small intestine, at the level of duodenum or jejunum. Most importantly, the measured water permeability is the end result of the sum of two diffusional pathways, water channels and membrane phospholipid bilayer.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These DNA segments are involved in the production of transcription factors, i.e., factors that participate in the induction or repression of transcription as well as in other processes, and in the production of several RNA types whose function is related to the regulation of gene action. In Brazil, this issue has attracted great interest, for obvious reasons (Joaquim and El Hani 2010). The main conclusion is that there is not always a ratio of 1:1:1, in other words, one gene -one polypeptide chain -one function, but it seems that this relationship is far more complex.…”
Section: The Of Gene/allele Concept In the Era Of Genomicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Biotechnology has emerged in the second half of the 20 th century, as the main strategy available to overcome Gerstein et al (2007) and Joaquim and El-Hani (2010).…”
Section: The Changing Concepts Of Gene and Plant Breedingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Como representações de uma dada realidade, os conceitos possuem atributos de caráter dinâmico, mutáveis na dimensão temporal e contextual, sendo sua evolução influenciada pelo uso e aplicação. Desse modo, para que um conceito cumpra seu papel na construção do conhecimento, é oportuno que seus atributos essenciais e, consequentemente, suas definições sejam analisados periodicamente, visando, principalmente, seu contínuo aprimoramento [2,3].…”
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