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NIH Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health is participating in the H3Africa Consortium's effort to develop an African-specific genotyping array.
… … Researchers have made a good start in identifying and understanding genetic mutations that have evolved over thousands of years to protect Africans from disease-causing pathogens. Today, these same …
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A frameshift mutation is a type of mutation involving the insertion or deletion of a nucleotide in which the number of deleted base pairs is not divisible by three.
… number of deleted base pairs is not divisible by three. … Genetic Mutation, Base Pairs, DNA Sequence … A frameshift … in the addition of the wrong amino acids to the protein and/or the creation of a codon that stops the protein from …
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More research must be done to understand the interactions of ancient genes with modern environments.
… … Researchers have made a good start in identifying and understanding genetic mutations that have evolved over thousands of years to protect Africans from disease-causing pathogens. … Today, these same …
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A nonsense mutation is the substitution of a single base pair that leads to the appearance of a stop codon where previously there was a codon specifying an amino acid.
… acid. … Nonsense Mutation, Missense Mutation, Base Pair, Genetic Code, Genetic Mutation … A nonsense mutation occurs in DNA when a …
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A mutation is a change in a DNA sequence. Mutations can result from DNA copying mistakes made during cell division, exposure to ionizing radiation, exposure to chemicals called mutagens, or infection by viruses.
… Mutation … A mutation is a change in a DNA sequence. Mutations can result from DNA copying mistakes made during … A mutation is a change in the DNA sequence of an organism. Mutations can result from errors in DNA replication during … a viral infection. Germline mutations (that occur in eggs and sperm) can be passed on to offspring, while somatic …