ligation
Tying off vessels
Ligation is the act of tying off, especially in surgery where a blood vessel or duct is tied with thread or wire to prevent bleeding or flow: The surgeon performed a ligation of the artery.
In molecular biology, ligation joins DNA fragments using enzymes.
The term comes from the same root as ligature, meaning something that binds.
Bond-creating enzyme
- polymeraseNucleic acid synthesis enzyme
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- plasmidSelf-replicating DNA circle
- vectorQuantity with direction
T4 · DNA · cohesive · restriction · cloning · recombinant · insert · transformation
Medical wound closure
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- clampingFixing firmly with pressure
- vasectomyMale sterilization surgery
- tubalRelating to anatomical channels
aneurysm · vascular · occlusion · banding · anastomosis · ligate · clamp · cauterization
Tied rope fastening
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- twineStranded cord for tying
- stringSlender fiber or character sequence
- cordFlexible twisted strand
fastening · loop · hitch · suture · tourniquet · binding · cinching · securing
Natural liking or attraction
- adhesionState of clinging fast
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- bondingForming close connections
- chelationChemical metal-ion capture
docking · hybridization · linkage · recognition · coupling · receptor · substrate · coordination
ligase
Bond-creating enzyme
- polymeraseNucleic acid synthesis enzyme
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- plasmidSelf-replicating DNA circle
vector · T4 · DNA · cohesive · restriction · cloning · recombinant · insert · transformation · splicing
suture
Medical wound closure
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- clampingFixing firmly with pressure
- vasectomyMale sterilization surgery
tubal · aneurysm · vascular · occlusion · banding · anastomosis · ligate · clamp · cauterization · resection
knot
Tied rope fastening
cord · fastening · loop · hitch · suture · tourniquet · binding · cinching · securing · thread
affinity
Natural liking or attraction
- adhesionState of clinging fast
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- bondingForming close connections
chelation · docking · hybridization · linkage · recognition · coupling · receptor · substrate · coordination · protein
- surgeriessurgery, appendectomy, hysterectomy, minor surgery, elective surgery
- geneticsDNA, allele, genotype, genes, gene
- surgerysurgery, surgeon, surgeons, operation, incision
- DNA ReplicationDNA replication, replication, DNA polymerase, Okazaki fragments, genome duplication
- Genetic Engineeringcloning, CRISPR, gene splicing, gene therapy, gene transfer
- Molecular Biologyreplication, transcription, translation, gene expression, gene regulation
ligationdigestion
Bodily food breakdown
restriction · cleavage · cutting · fragmentation · hydrolysis
ligationuntying
Loosening a fastened cord
unbinding · loosening · releasing · unfastening · detachment
- tubal ligationFallopian tube severance surgery