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A knockout typically refers to an organism that has been genetically engineered to lack one or more specific genes.
… Knockout Mouse, Genetic Engineering, Gene, Laboratory Experiment …
Talking Glossary
Methylation is a chemical modification of DNA and other molecules that may be retained as cells divide to make more cells. regulating the production of proteins that the gene encodes.
… of DNA and other molecules that may be retained as cells divide to make more cells. … of DNA and other molecules that may be retained as cells divide to make more cells. When found in DNA, methylation can alter gene … of DNA and other molecules that may be retained as cells divide to make more cells. regulating the production of …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the legacy the LINCS program leaves as it has completed its goal of creating a large-scale, systematically generated molecular and cellular dataset.
… and cellular dataset to help scientists understand how cells respond to specific biological and environmental … LINCS program generated dataset to help understand how cells functio … LINCS program generated dataset to help understand how cells function …
News Release
NHGRI researchers asked patients, parents and physicians in the sickle cell disease community (SCD) what they wanted and needed to know about genome editing to make informed decisions about participating in genome-editing clinical trials.
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 6, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about NHGRI's completion of the third phase of the ENCODE Project and how it reveals the most extensive catalog to date of candidate functional elements that may regulate the genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… aims to identify all functional elements in the human and mouse genomes. The project recently reported the findings … elements that may regulate the genes in the human and mouse genomes. Much of the work focused on DNA regions called … point to millions of candidate switches in the human and mouse genomes that appear to regulate when and where genes …
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Chromosomes are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells.
… structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells. … structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells. Each chromosome is made of protein and a single … packaging, DNA molecules would be too long to fit inside cells. For example, if all of the DNA molecules in a single …
Educational Resources
Haploid is the quality of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes.
… presence of a single set of chromosomes in an organism’s cells. Sexually reproducing organisms are diploid (having two … one from each parent). In humans, only the egg and sperm cells are haploid. …
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The instructions in a gene that tell the cell how to make a specific protein.
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Monosomy refers to the condition in which only one chromosome from a pair is present in cells rather than the two copies usually found in diploid cells.
… pair instead of the usual two copies found in diploid cells. … in which only one chromosome from a pair is present in cells rather than the two copies usually found in diploid cells. When cells have one chromosome from a pair plus a … in which only one chromosome from a pair is present in cells rather than the two copies usually found in diploid …