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A family history is a record of medical information about an individual and their biological family.
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that contains the biological instructions that make each species unique.
News Release
Researchers analyzing human, fly, and worm genomes have found these species have key genomic processes in common, reflecting their shared ancestry.
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI's research focuses on the understanding of human biology and developing new methods for treating disease.
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Comparative genomics is a field of biological research in which researchers compare the complete genome sequences of different species.
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Cloning describes a number of different processes that can be used to produce genetically identical copies of a biological entity.
Talking Glossary
Genetics is the branch of biology concerned with the study of inheritance, including the interplay of genes, DNA variation and their interactions with environmental factors.
Research Funding
Bioinformatics and computational biology are cross-cutting areas broadly relevant and fundamental across the entire spectrum of genomics.
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DNA fingerprinting is a laboratory technique used to establish a link between biological evidence and a suspect in a criminal investigation.
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Dr. Meru Sadhu is the head of the Systems Biology and Genome Engineering Section at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​