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A genotype is an individual's collection of genes.
… BB, Bb, bb could be used to represent a given variant in a gene. Genotypes can also be represented by the actual DNA …
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A promoter is a sequence of DNA needed to turn a gene on or off.
… Promoter … A promoter is a sequence of DNA needed to turn a gene on or off. … Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Enzyme, Gene, Gene Expression, Gene Regulation, Messenger RNA (mRNA), …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have discovered clues to the possible cause of recurring, non-contagious fevers and sores that affect only children. Several genes have been implicated with the syndrome, known as PFAPA syndrome (Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, Adenitis), which could lead to new treatments.
… that the syndrome is caused by mutations in a single gene, they considered the possibility that multiple genes are … symptom – canker sores. The group looked into whether the gene variants known to be associated with those diseases were … and canker sores. The strongest association was with the gene IL12A , which encodes an inflammation-related protein …
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NIH will award $38.5 million over five years to the Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (dGTEx) project, which aims to build a widely available resource of human developmental gene expression in a multitude of tissues for use in basic and clinical research.
… Zisk … The project will increase our understanding of how gene expression is regulated over time. … Eleven years ago, … of high-quality tissue samples and information on gene expression — important resources that scientists needed … It also established a resource for researchers to explore gene expression in many different tissues to understand the …
Fact Sheets
A transcriptome is a collection of all the gene readouts present in a cell.
… A transcriptome is a collection of all the gene readouts present in a cell. … The human genome is made … words, copied - into RNA ( ribonucleic acid ) . These gene readouts are called transcripts, and a transcriptome is … the number of transcripts to determine the amount of gene activity - also called gene expression - in a certain cell or …
Educational Resources
A complex disease is caused by the interaction of multiple genes and environmental factors.
… and environmental factors. … Genes, Cancer, Heart Disease, Gene-environment Interactions … A complex disease (or … that is more directly caused by mutations in a single gene. Common examples of complex genetic diseases include …
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Outreach
The USA Science and Engineering Festival is an opportunity to take part in hands-on genetics and genomics activities.
… Tree . The CRISPR Corner Are you familiar with the term “gene editing”? Gene editing is a hot topic of discussion and has many … fields such as research, biotechnology, and medicine. This activity will explain the science behind one specific gene …
About NHGRI
The Genomics and Society Working Group advises on planning and priorities for genomics and society activities at NHGRI.
Fact Sheets
Genetic mapping offers evidence that a disease transmitted from parent to child is linked to one or more genes and clues about where a gene lies on a chromosome.
… and provides clues about which chromosome contains the gene and precisely where the gene lies on that chromosome. … Among the main goals of the … also provides clues about which chromosome contains the gene and precisely where the gene lies on that chromosome. …