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About Genomics
Resources for understanding the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome.
… Credit: Ernesto Del Aguila III, NHGRI  Video: Fully sequencing the human genome Credit: Harry Wedel, NHGRI  …
Educational Resources
Translation is the process of translating the sequence of a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule to a sequence of amino acids during protein synthesis.
Fact Sheet
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers used state-of-the-art genomic sequencers to quickly sequence the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
News Release
A new genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed illnesses - even rare childhood diseases - is moving into general medical practice.
… … "This primer illustrates how rapidly the use of genome sequencing has moved into clinical practice," said NHGRI … physicians already have ordered clinical genome or exome sequencing (CGES) for their patients, Leslie G. Biesecker, … of patients would be getting clinical genome and exome sequencing." Exome sequencing amounts to an abridged version …
News Release
A new method of targeting specific DNA sequences in zebrafish could accelerate the discovery of gene function and the identification of disease genes in humans.
… on an organism lacking it. Such larger scale - termed high-throughput - gene targeting in an animal model could be … copies of a specific DNA sequence) and high-throughput DNA sequencing, the researchers determined that overall, …
Educational Resources
Transcription is the process of making an RNA copy of a gene sequence.
News Release
NIH will support research that incorporates DNA sequence information into electronic medical records.
… variants with clinical implications by using the latest sequencing technologies to examine rare and common variants … including inherited forms of colorectal cancer, high triglycerides and high neutrophil count. High triglycerides may affect heart …
Staff
Dr. ​Adam Felsenfeld is a program director in the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.​
… Director with overall responsibility for the NHGRI Genome Sequencing Program (GSP), and specific responsibility for the … and assessing progress, selecting and coordinating new sequencing projects, policy related to deposition and release … … Adam Felsenfeld, Ph.D. … Adam Felsenfeld, genome sequencing, DNA sequencing, common diseases, rare diseases … …
Educational Resources
A codon is a trinucleotide sequence of DNA or RNA that corresponds to a specific amino acid.