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Researchers find that more than 80 percent of mouse genes had variations in the nearby regulatory DNA that affects gene activity.
… in many genes themselves play a role, small variations in DNA sequences near genes that control when and how much a … colleagues crossbred several strains of mice and examined regulatory DNA and gene activity in brain and other tissue. … 80 percent of the mouse genes had variations in the nearby regulatory DNA that affects gene activity. Genes are …
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NIH will fund researchers to develop computational approaches to figure out which differences in DNA make people more susceptible to disease.
… approaches to figure out which differences in DNA make people more susceptible to disease. The awards, … instructions for making proteins. Instead, they contain DNA sequences that help control gene activity - turning genes … approaches to discovering DNA differences in genome’s regulatory regions … NIH will fund researchers to develop …
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DNA replication is the process by which a molecule of DNA is duplicated.
… DNA Replication … DNA replication is the process by which a molecule of DNA is duplicated. … DNA, Cell Division, Cell Biology … DNA replication is the …
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DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique used to determine the exact sequence of bases (A, C, G, and T) in a DNA molecule.
… DNA Sequencing … DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique used to determine … the exact sequence of bases (A, C, G, and T) in a DNA molecule. … Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine, ACGT, DNA, DNA Sequencing … DNA sequencing refers to the general …
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DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical building blocks - called "bases" - that make up the DNA molecule.
… DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical … building blocks - called "bases" - that make up the DNA molecule. … Sequencing DNA means determining the order of … stretches of DNA contain genes and which stretches carry regulatory instructions, turning genes on or off. In …
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A DNA microarray is a tool used to determine whether the DNA from a particular individual contains a mutation in genes.
… The DNA microarray is a tool used to determine whether the DNA from a particular individual contains a mutation in … that a mutation - or alteration - in a particular gene's DNA may contribute to a certain disease. However, it can be …
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Six new grants will support researchers for new computational approaches to search millions of genomic variants for disease susceptibility.
… that there are tens of millions of genetic variants, or DNA spelling differences. For the last decade, scientists … may be transcribed into RNA. Such RNA carries out various regulatory functions in a cell. The researchers have shown … Content … Grants to help identify variants in the genome's regulatory regions that affect disease risk … Six new grants …
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Recombinant DNA Technology is a technology that uses enzymes to cut and paste together DNA sequences of interest.
… Recombinant DNA Technology … Recombinant DNA Technology is a technology that uses enzymes to cut and paste together DNA sequences of interest. … Cell, Deoxyribonucleic Acid …
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Mitochondrial DNA is the small circular chromosome found inside mitochondria.
… Mitochondrial DNA … Mitochondrial DNA is the small circular chromosome found inside mitochondria. … Mitochondrial DNA, Mitochondria, Cell Biology, Inheritance … Mitochondrial …
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DNA fingerprinting is a laboratory technique used to establish a link between biological evidence and a suspect in a criminal investigation.
… DNA Fingerprinting … DNA fingerprinting is a laboratory technique used to … evidence and a suspect in a criminal investigation. … DNA Fingerprinting, Criminal Investigation, Forensics, DNA Sequence, Paternity Test … DNA fingerprinting is a …