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Bacteria are small single-celled organisms.
… and in fact is estimated to contain more bacterial cells than human cells. Most bacteria in the body are harmless, and some are …
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Methylation is a chemical modification of DNA and other molecules that may be retained as cells divide to make more cells. regulating the production of proteins that the gene encodes.
… of DNA and other molecules that may be retained as cells divide to make more cells. … Methylation is a chemical modification of DNA and other molecules that may be retained as cells divide to make more cells. When found in DNA, …
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Chromosomes are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells.
… structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells. … Chromosomes are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells. Each chromosome is made of protein and a single … DNA is gone, the cell cannot replicate and dies. White blood cells and other cell types with the capacity to divide …
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Haploid is the quality of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes.
… presence of a single set of chromosomes in an organism’s cells. Sexually reproducing organisms are diploid (having two … one from each parent). In humans, only the egg and sperm cells are haploid. … Haploid is the quality of a cell or …
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Cell Press' "Best of AJHG 2017-2018" includes an article authored by CRGGH researchers Daniel Shriner and Charles Rotimi.
… of when and how the mutation that causes "sickling" of red blood cells arose ( previous blog post ). This work captured …
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Monosomy refers to the condition in which only one chromosome from a pair is present in cells rather than the two copies usually found in diploid cells.
… pair instead of the usual two copies found in diploid cells. … Monosomy, Chromosome, Diploid, Genetic Diseasem, … in which only one chromosome from a pair is present in cells rather than the two copies usually found in diploid cells. When cells have one chromosome from a pair plus a …
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The instructions in a gene that tell the cell how to make a specific protein.
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A microbiome is all of the genetic material found in a microbe, such as a bacterium, fungal cell or virus.
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A cytogeneticist is a geneticist who specializes in the study of chromosomes and the structure and function of the cell.