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NHGRI researchers have generated the largest catalog of genetic variants associated with physical traits for domesticated dog breeds.
Educational Resources
A repressor is a protein that turns off the expression of one or more genes.
… Repressor … A repressor is a protein that turns off the expression of one or more genes. … Gene, Gene Expression, Gene Regulation, Messenger RNA (mRNA), Protein, … as related to genomics, is a protein that inhibits the expression of one or more genes. The repressor protein works …
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NHGRI and NICHD program staff will hold a pre-application interactive Q&A webinar for the Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression Project funding opportunities and answer questions from prospective applicants.
… work with AnVIL ? The LDACC will deposit data from gene expression and genotyping analyses in the AnVIL on a timely … Coordinating Center for the Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression Project: Jyoti Dayal, M.S. National Human Genome … Procurement Center (BPC) Supporting the Developmental Gene Expression (dGTEx) Project: John Ilekis, Ph.D. National …
Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms
Race is a fluid concept used to group people according to various factors including, ancestral background and social identity.
… including, ancestral background and social identity. … Trait, Genetic Variation … Race is a social construct used to …
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By considering mixed genetic lineages, NHGRI researchers demonstrated that previously inferred links between a genomic variant that helps digest lactose and traits such as a person’s height and cholesterol level may not be valid.
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Mendelian inheritance refers to certain patterns of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
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A candidate gene is a gene whose chromosomal location is associated with a particular disease or other phenotype.
… to a gene that is believed to be related to a particular trait, such as a disease or a physical attribute. Because of … function, the gene is suspected to play a role in that trait, thus making it a candidate for additional study. … A …
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Autosomal dominance is a pattern of inheritance characteristic of some genetic diseases.
… of inheritance characteristic of some genetic diseases. … Trait, Inherit, Genetic Diseases, Chromosomes, Mutation, …
Talking Glossary
Eugenics is a discredited belief that selective breeding for certain inherited human traits can improve the “fitness” of future generations. For eugenicists, “fitness” corresponded to a narrow view of humanity and society that developed directly from the ideologies and practices of scientific racism, colonialism, ableism and imperialism.
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NHGRI is awarding Genomic Innovator Awards to nine institutions to support the research of 12 early career scientists in the field of genomics. The awards will total up to $27 million over five years.
… Jessica Chong, Ph.D. University of Washington, Seattle Use quantitative models and machine learning to improve links … five years. … Genomic Innovator Awards, human biology, quantitative models, machine learning, personalized medicine, …