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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.
… Non-Coding DNA … 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 … DNA, Junk DNA, Genetic Code … Non-coding DNA corresponds to the portions of an organism’s genome that do not code for …
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The N​on-Coding Variants Program explores which variants in a region associated with a disease or trait cause the higher risk for the disease or trait
… of these genetic variants are common, such as the variants for blood types (A, B, AB, or O), while many of the variants … of these variants do not affect disease risk, response to drugs or other traits such as height. How can we figure … affect the function and regulation of genes? A start to interpreting variation is a genome-wide association study …
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The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition celebrates the 10th anniversary of the initial sequencing of the human genome.
… high-intensity exhibition Genome: Unlocking Life's Code to celebrate the 10th anniversary of researchers producing … the benefits and the challenges that genomics presents to modern society. From the moment visitors enter the … genomics, health Genome exhibition to depart Smithsonian for multi-city tour New Exhibition Makes Genome Accessible to …
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Five pieces from the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition are now on display at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, MD.
… your microbiome affect your health and influence your risk for many disorders.   What’s in Your Genome?     Building … both the benefits and challenges that genomics brings to modern society. After a year-plus stay at NMNH, the exhibition travelled to 12 states and Canada. It returned to NMNH in October 2021 …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 8, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., looks back on the success of the Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition as it came to a close in November.
… Twenty years ago – on December 5, 2002 to be precise – the international Mouse Genome Sequencing … timelines, videos, and lesson plans. Visitors can sign up for monthly newsletters to learn about new resources and …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., spotlights the re-opening of the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington, D.C.
… scholarly materials. Please visit the symposium web page to access this event. In advance of the symposium, speakers … presented by the next generation of scientists. Sign up for monthly newsletters to learn about new resources and …
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Antisense is the non-coding DNA strand of a gene.
… of a gene. In a cell, antisense DNA serves as the template for producing messenger RNA (mRNA), which directs the …
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An exon is the portion of a gene that codes for amino acids.
… Exon … An exon is the portion of a gene that codes for amino acids. … Intron, DNA Sequence, DNA Expression, RNA, … Genetic Code … An exon is a region of the genome that ends up within an mRNA molecule. Some exons are coding, in that …
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The instructions in a gene that tell the cell how to make a specific protein.
… Code … The instructions in a gene that tell the cell how to make a specific protein. … ACGT, Base Pairs, Genes, DNA, … Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine … Genetic code refers to the instructions contained in a gene that tell a cell how to make a specific protein. Each gene’s code uses the four …
The Genomics Landscape
In the May 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how NIH is ramping up research on COVID-19; NHGRI's expansion of its Genome Technology Program; and the the DiY Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition toolkit.
… Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. … Due to the current circumstance with the COVID-19 pandemic, the … is being held remotely. Ironically, the other instance was for my very first NACHGR meeting! There I was in my rookie … Unlocking Life's Code April 2020 newsletter … NIH ramps up research on COVID-19 … NHGRI to fund novel synthetic …