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An exon is the portion of a gene that codes for amino acids.
… Intron, DNA Sequence, DNA Expression, RNA, Genes, Genetic Code … for making a protein, whereas others are non-coding. Genes in the genome consist of exons and introns. …
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Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an organism whereas genetics refers to the study of a particular gene.
… Genomics, Genes, Gene Expression, Human Genome Project … — that is, its genome. Such work includes identifying and characterizing all the genes and functional elements in an organism’s genome as well …
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Positional cloning is a laboratory technique used to locate the position of a disease-associated gene along the chromosome.
News Release
NIH will renew three awards totaling $73.2 million over five years to continue building the Clinical Genome (ClinGen) resource, an effort to collect and archive information about clinically relevant genes and genomic variants for use in precision medicine.
… Clinical Genome (ClinGen) resource, an effort to collect and archive information about clinically relevant genes and genomic variants for use in precision medicine. The … lack of organized availability of information about which genes and genomic variants are relevant to human disease. …
Fact Sheet
A variety of approaches target the blood stem cells to relieve or reduce your symptoms of sickle cell disease.
… components of gene therapy, how these components differ and other treatment options for sickle cell disease, such as … , your stem cells are changed by altering part of your genes. Types of gene therapy include gene addition and gene editing . There are two types of gene editing: gene …
Clinical Research
The CLINSEQ® Study seeks to learn about the role that your genes play in your health.
… The CLINSEQ® Study seeks to learn about the role that your genes play in your health. We do this by getting a DNA sample from you, sequencing most or all of your genes, and comparing that to what we know about your personal and … in the project. So far, we have over 900 participants, and we still need more volunteers for the study. Each member …
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The instructions in a gene that tell the cell how to make a specific protein.
… ACGT, Base Pairs, Genes, DNA, Double Helix, Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine … bases of DNA: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G) and thymine (T) — in various ways to spell out three-letter …
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Recessive Traits and Alleles is a quality found in the relationship between two versions of a gene.
… Recessive Traits and Alleles … Recessive Traits and Alleles is a quality found in the relationship between … refers to the relationship between an observed trait and the two inherited versions of a gene related to that … trait, the alleles of the trait-causing gene are the same, and both (recessive) alleles must be present to express the …
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Duplication is a type of mutation that involves the production of one or more copies of a gene or region of a chromosome.
… Mutation, Chromosome, Genes, Evolution … mechanism in the evolution of the genomes of humans and other organisms. …