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Evolution is the process by which organisms change over time.
… Genetic Mutation, Genetic Variation, Gene Expression, Charles Darwin, The Origin Of Species, Genes …
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Recombinant DNA Technology is a technology that uses enzymes to cut and paste together DNA sequences of interest.
… Cell, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Enzyme, Gene Expression, Restriction Enzyme, Vector …
Staff
Dr. Simona Volpi is the deputy director of the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… grants and contracts related to the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project as well as the newly established … Simona Volpi, common diseases, Genotype-Tissue Expression Project (GTEx), NIH Common Fund …
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Non-coding DNA corresponds to the portions of an organism’s genome that do not code for amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.
… DNA Sequence, Gene Expression, Chromosome, Non-coding DNA, Junk DNA, Genetic Code … serve functional roles, such as in the regulation of gene expression, while other areas of non-coding DNA have no known …
News Release
Researchers analyzing human, fly, and worm genomes have found these species have key genomic processes in common, reflecting their shared ancestry.
… Of DNA Elements (modENCODE) Consortium studied how gene expression patterns and regulatory proteins that help … genes and regulatory elements that control gene expression. The current work builds on initial catalogs … (or readouts) in a genome. They used large amounts of gene expression data generated in the ENCODE and modENCODE …
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NHGRI researchers collaborated with physicians and medical geneticists worldwide to create the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
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A genome-wide association study (GWAS) is an approach used in genetics research to associate specific genetic variations with particular diseases.
… Genome-Wide Association Studies, GWAS, DNA, Genome, Gene Expression, Gene Variation, Personalized Medicine, Gene … associated with a risk for a disease or a particular trait. The method involves surveying the genomes of many … occur more frequently in those with a specific disease or trait compared to those without the disease or trait. Once …
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A promoter is a sequence of DNA needed to turn a gene on or off.
… Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Enzyme, Gene, Gene Expression, Gene Regulation, Messenger RNA (mRNA), …
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Dr. Elise Feingold was a scientific program manager in NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences.
… 1992 as a program director focused on gene discovery, gene expression and functional genomics. Since 2019, Dr. Feingold … implications for the control of gamma-globin gene expression in man . Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A , … Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS), gene discovery, gene expression, functional genomics …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 1, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green reflects on the last 30 years since the launch of the Human Genome Project.
…  Researchers from the Genotype-Tissue Expression Project (GTEx) consortium, an NIH Common Fund … gene expression produced to date. The studies focus on quantitative trait loci (QTL), specifically associations between known … new insights into how DNA variation influences gene expression …