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Sex linked is a trait in which a gene is located on a sex chromosome.
… to characteristics (or traits) that are influenced by genes carried on the sex chromosomes. In humans, the term often refers to traits or disorders influenced by genes on the X chromosome, as it contains many more genes than the smaller Y chromosome. Males, who have only a …
Educational Resources
Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an organism whereas genetics refers to the study of a particular gene.
… refers to the study of a particular gene. … Genomics, Genes, Gene Expression, Human Genome Project … Genomics is a … — that is, its genome. Such work includes identifying and characterizing all the genes and functional elements in an organism’s genome as well …
News Release
NIH will renew three awards totaling $73.2 million over five years to continue building the Clinical Genome (ClinGen) resource, an effort to collect and archive information about clinically relevant genes and genomic variants for use in precision medicine.
… Clinical Genome (ClinGen) resource, an effort to collect and archive information about clinically relevant genes and genomic variants for use in precision medicine. The … lack of organized availability of information about which genes and genomic variants are relevant to human disease. …
News Release
CRGGH researchers Amy Bentley and Charles Rotimi have just completed a large-scale, multi-ancestry genome-wide analysis of gene × smoking interactions on the concentration of serum lipids, including high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), and triglycerides.
… Amy Bentley … CRGGH researchers Amy Bentley and Charles Rotimi have just completed a large-scale, … (HDL), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), and triglycerides. … The study was conducted through the … Interactions Working Group of the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) …
For Patients and Families
Las pruebas genéticas usan métodos de laboratorio para estudiar sus genes. ​
… genéticas usan métodos de laboratorio para estudiar sus genes, que son las instrucciones del ADN que hereda de su … a: Diagnosticar enfermedades Identificar cambios en los genes que son responsables de una enfermedad ya diagnosticada … de laboratorio para estudiar sus genes. ​ … For Patients and Families …
Educational Resources
Positional cloning is a laboratory technique used to locate the position of a disease-associated gene along the chromosome.
Clinical Research
The CLINSEQ® Study seeks to learn about the role that your genes play in your health.
… The CLINSEQ® Study seeks to learn about the role that your genes play in your health. We do this by getting a DNA sample from you, sequencing most or all of your genes, and comparing that to what we know about your personal and …
Educational Resources
The instructions in a gene that tell the cell how to make a specific protein.
… cell how to make a specific protein. … ACGT, Base Pairs, Genes, DNA, Double Helix, Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine … bases of DNA: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G) and thymine (T) — in various ways to spell out three-letter …
Policy Issues
Scientific institutions are developing recommendations to support the responsible use of human gene-editing research.
… In the United States and around the world, scientific institutions are developing … … In light of recent advances in gene-editing research and technologies, the National Academies of Sciences, … and clinical research involving recombinant DNA (in which genes from different sources are combined). On June 21-22, …