astronomy

Tengiz Beridze

Tengiz Beridze is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tengiz Beridze rather than just read about it. In short: Tengiz Beridze (Georgian: თენგიზ გიორგის ძე ბერიძე; 26 October 1939 – 2 December 2024) was a Georgian biochemist. Life and career In 1967 Beridze discovered satellite DNA in plants.

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Reference excerpt

Tengiz Beridze (Georgian: თენგიზ გიორგის ძე ბერიძე; 26 October 1939 – 2 December 2024) was a Georgian biochemist.

Life and career In 1967 Beridze discovered satellite DNA in plants. Through his research from 1972 to 1975, it was found that closely related species of one genus differ in satellite DNA content. In 1986 he published the monograph Satellite DNA in Springer Edition. In 2013 this monograph was edited as an eBOOK. In 2011-17 he established a complete nucleotide sequence of four Georgian grape varieties, nuclear, chloroplast and mitochondria. In 2015–21 he established a complete chloroplast DNA sequence of Georgian wheat species. In 1967, he defended his Candidate's Dissertation. In 1980, he defended his doctoral dissertation in the Bakh Institute of Biochemistry, Moscow. He was elected a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of Georgia in 1987 and a full member in 1993. Beridze held various positions in Soviet and Georgian institutions since 1960s. Beridze died on 3 December 2024, at the age of 85.

Positions 1968–2008 – Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Georgian Academy of Sciences 1968–1999 – Professor at Tbilisi State University, Georgia 2008–2010 – Professor at Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia 2010–2011 – Professor at Free University of Tbilisi, Georgia 2012–2021 – Director of Institute of Molecular Genetics, Agricultural University of Georgia 2012–20?? – Professor at Agricultural University of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia

Awards Beridze was awarded the Order of Honour of Georgia in 1999. He was awarded the Serge Durmishidze prize in Biochemistry in 2009.

Selected publications Beridze TG, Odintsova MS, Sissakian NM (1967) Distribution of bean leaf DNA components in the cell organelle fractions. Molek.Biol.USSR. 1,142-153 Beridze TG (1972) DNA nuclear satellites of the genus Phaseolus. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 262,393-396 Beridze TG (1975) DNA nuclear satellites of the genus Brassica: variation between species. Biochim.Biophys.Acta. 395,274-279 Beridze T. Satellite DNA, 1986, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Tokio Beridze T, Pipia I, Beck J., Hsu S.-CT, Gamkrelidze M, Gogniashvili M, Tabidze V, This R, Bacilieri P, Gotsiridze V, Glonti M, Schaal B (2011). Plastid DNA sequence diversity in a worldwide set of grapevine cultivars (Vitis vinifera L. subsp. vinifera). Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences. 5, 2011, 98–103. Pipia I, Gogniashvili M, Tabidze V, Beridze T, Gamkrelidze M, Gotsiridze V, Melyan G, Musayev M, Salimov V, Beck J, Schaal B (2012) Plastid DNA sequence diversity in wild grapevine samples (Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris) from the Caucasus region. Vitis 51 (3), 119–124 Tabidze V, Baramidze G, Pipia I, Gogniashvili M, Ujmajuridze L, Beridze T, Hernandez AG, Schaal B (2014) The Complete Chloroplast DNA Sequence of Eleven Grape Cultivars. Simultaneous Resequencing Methodology. Journal International des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin J Int Sci Vigne Vin. 48, 99-109 Tabidze V, Pipia I, Gogniashvili M, Kunelauri N, Ujmajuridze L, Pirtskhalava M, Vishnepolsky B, Hernandez AG, Fields CJ, BeridzeT (2017) Whole genome comparative analysis of four Georgian grape cultivars. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 292, 1377-1389 Gogniashvili M., Naskidashvili P., Bedoshvili D., Kotorashvili A., Kotaria N., Beridze T. (2015) Complete chloroplast DNA sequences of Zanduri wheat (Triticum spp.) Genet Resour Crop Evol Gogniashvili M, Jinjikhadze T, Maisaia M, Akhalkatsi M, Kotorashvili A, Kotaria N, Beridze T, Dudnikov AJ (2016) Complete chloroplast genomes of Aegilops tauschii Coss. and Ae.cylindrica Host sheds light on plasmon D evolution. Current Genetics. Gogniashvili M, Maisaia I, Kotorashvili A, Kotaria N, Beridze T (2018) Complete chloroplast DNA sequences of Georgian indigenous polyploid wheats (Triticum spp.) and B plasmon evolution. Genet Resour Crop Evol 65:1995–2002

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tengiz Beridze

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tengiz Beridze claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tengiz Beridze before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tengiz Beridze ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tengiz Beridze

In research: Tengiz Beridze appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tengiz Beridze in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tengiz Beridze is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1939 births, 2024 deaths, Academic staff of Ilia State University, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tengiz Beridze outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Tengiz Beridze in simple terms?

Tengiz Beridze (Georgian: თენგიზ გიორგის ძე ბერიძე; 26 October 1939 – 2 December 2024) was a Georgian biochemist. Life and career In 1967 Beridze discovered satellite DNA in plants.

Why does Tengiz Beridze matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Tengiz Beridze?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Tengiz Beridze.