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A complex disease is caused by the interaction of multiple genes and environmental factors.
… A complex disease is caused by the interaction of multiple genes and environmental factors. … Genes, Cancer, Heart Disease, Gene-environment Interactions … … from the contributions of multiple genomic variants and genes in conjunction with significant influences of the …
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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.
… transmitted from parent to child is linked to one or more genes and provides clues about which chromosome contains the … to develop new, better and cheaper tools to identify new genes and to understand their function. One of these tools is … transmitted from parent to child is linked to one or more genes. Mapping also provides clues about which chromosome …
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Transcription is the process of making an RNA copy of a gene sequence.
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Codominance is a relationship between two versions of a gene.
… is a relationship between two versions of a gene. … Genes, Alleles, Recessive, Dominant, Family Health History, …
Genetic Disorders
Fragile X syndrome is an inherited intellectual disability caused by a mutation in the FMR1 gene.
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An oncogene is a mutated gene that contributes to the development of a cancer.
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An exon is the portion of a gene that codes for amino acids.
… amino acids. … Intron, DNA Sequence, DNA Expression, RNA, Genes, Genetic Code … An exon is a region of the genome that … for making a protein, whereas others are non-coding. Genes in the genome consist of exons and introns. … An exon …
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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 …
Policy Issues
Scientific institutions are developing recommendations to support the responsible use of human gene-editing research.
… and clinical research involving recombinant DNA (in which genes from different sources are combined). On June 21-22, … For instance: NHGRI's Embryonic Stem Cell and Transgenic Mouse Core uses CRISPR to generate laboratory mice with … researchers take advantage of this resource. The Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP) is an National Institutes of Health …
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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 … Such work includes identifying and characterizing all the genes and functional elements in an organism’s genome as well …