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Deoxyribonucleic acid (abbreviated DNA) is the molecule that carries genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism.
… Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) … Deoxyribonucleic acid (abbreviated DNA) is the molecule that carries genetic information for the … of an organism. … Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine, DNA, Double Helix, Deoxyribonucleic Acid, RNA … El ácido …
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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 cell division, exposure to … called mutagens, or infection by viruses. … Mutation, DNA Sequence, Germ Line, Gene … A mutation is a change in the …
Policy Issues
Scientists have edited genomes for many years, but CRISPR technology has improved the speed, cost, accuracy, and efficiency of genome editing
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… Techniques to modify DNA in the genome have existed for several decades, but the … of genome editing in humans, the main application of this technology has been in basic research. Editing the genomes of … information between two similar (homologous) strands of DNA. 1  Scientists began developing this technique in the …
Event
NHGRI hosted the Advanced Genomic Technology Development Meeting at Northeastern University May 30 - June 1, 2018.
… Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted the Advanced Genomic Technology Development Meeting at Northeastern University in … of genomic technologies including those for nucleic acid sequencing. The meeting brought together NHGRI Genomic … who had insights that would help to achieve the goal of sequencing human genomes at high quality for much less than …
News Release
Ten investigators will receive exome sequencing data as part of their clinical research projects at the NIH Clinical Center.
… Kaegi … Ten intramural investigators will receive exome sequencing data as part of their clinical research projects … that codes for proteins, the most likely place to find DNA differences that could cause or contribute to disease. … Challenge Innovation Award Program, genomic medicine, DNA sequencing awards, genomic data in clinical research … …
News Release
NIH lost a key member of its broader genomics team when Robert Blakesley, Ph.D., director of the NISC sequencing group at NIH, retired on Dec. 31, 2015.
… collect biological samples, purify and sequence the DNA and analyze the resulting data. The National Institutes … 31 retirement of Robert Blakesley, Ph.D., director of the sequencing group at the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center … Between 1998 and 2012, NISC generated more than 57 million DNA sequence reads for 76 researchers using the Sanger …
Educational Resources
Ancestry-informative markers are sets of polymorphisms for a DNA sequence found in different frequencies between populations from different geographical regions.
… markers are sets of polymorphisms for a DNA sequence found in different frequencies between … … Ancestry, Genome, Family Health History, Genotype, DNA Sequence … Ancestry-informative markers are sets of polymorphisms for a particular DNA sequence that appear in substantially different …
Fact Sheets
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that contains the biological instructions that make each species unique.
… Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that contains the biological instructions that make each species unique. DNA, along with the instructions it contains, is passed from … during reproduction. … In organisms called eukaryotes, DNA is found inside a special area of the cell called the …
Outreach
National DNA Day commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953.
… National DNA Day is a unique day when students, teachers and the … of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953. … National DNA Day commemorates the successful completion of the Human …
Talking Glossary
cDNA (short for copy DNA; also called complementary DNA) is synthetic DNA that has been transcribed from a specific mRNA through a reaction using the enzyme reverse transcriptase
… cDNA (copy DNA) … cDNA (short for copy DNA; also called complementary DNA) is synthetic DNA that has been transcribed from a …