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In genomic imprinting the ability of a gene to be expressed depends upon the sex of the parent who passed on the gene.
… Sequence, Genes, Family Health History, Genealogy, Gene Expression … Genomic imprinting is the process by which only … does not affect the DNA sequence itself. Instead, gene expression is silenced by the epigenetic addition of chemical …
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Tools and resources for teaching the concepts of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression
… of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression . … Transcription is the process of making an RNA … by including more complex problems and aspects of gene expression, such as the excision of introns." See: Decoding … of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression. ​ … Teaching Transcription, Teaching Translation, …
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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 thousands of people with and without a disease or trait are compared to find the chromosomal regions that affect the disease risk or trait. In these regions, usually many variants are statistically associated with the disease or trait, but we do not know which one or few of the variants …
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The largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in Africans to date has recently been published in Nature Communications and reports the most recent findings of the ongoing Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) study that has been led by Dr. Charles Rotimi for over two decades.
… of Maryland School of Medicine, identified a novel locus for type 2 diabetes, ZRANB3 . The lead variant at this locus is rare in other world populations, highlighting a … populations. By conducting functional studies of this locus in zebrafish and mice, researchers discovered that …
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Sex linked is a trait in which a gene is located on a sex chromosome.
… Sex Linked … Sex linked is a trait in which a gene is located on a sex chromosome. … Cell, … or no symptoms of a sex-linked disorder. … Sex linked is a trait in which a gene is located on a sex chromosome. … …
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NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.
… gene from a parent, the person is said to have sickle cell trait (SCT). People with SCT usually do not have any of the … cell disease and about 1 in 13 are born with sickle cell trait. Although the risk is greater among African Americans, … many people are affected by both SCD and sickle cell trait, including those from Latin America, Mediterranean …
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A syndrome is a collection of recognizable traits or abnormalities that tend to occur together and are associated with a specific disease.
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An inherited trait is one that is genetically determined.
… Inherited … An inherited trait is one that is genetically determined. … Inherited Trait, Mendelian Genetics, Genes, Family Health History, … Genealogy … Inherited, as related to genetics, refers to a trait or variants encoded in DNA and passed from parent to …
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A pedigree is a genetic representation of a family tree that diagrams the inheritance of a trait or disease though several generations.
… of a family tree that diagrams the inheritance of a trait or disease though several generations. … Genotype, … to genetics, is a chart that diagrams the inheritance of a trait or health condition through generations of a family. … is available, indicates which individuals have a trait(s) of interest. … A pedigree is a genetic …
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Un genotipo es una clasificación del tipo de variante presente en una ubicación determinada (es decir, un locus) en el genoma. Puede representarse mediante sÃmbolos.
… presente en una ubicación determinada (es decir, un locus) en el genoma. Puede representarse mediante sÃmbolos. … … the type of variant present at a given location (i.e., a locus) in the genome. It can be represented by symbols. For … presente en una ubicación determinada (es decir, un locus) en el genoma. Puede representarse mediante sÃmbolos. … …