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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that contains the biological instructions that make each species unique.
… Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that contains the biological instructions that make each species unique. DNA, along with the instructions it contains, is passed from … cell called the nucleus. Because the cell is very small, and because organisms have many DNA molecules per cell, each …
News Release
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, … the specific variants that play a role in the disease and to define what that role is. The new awards, funded by … instructions for making proteins. Instead, they contain DNA sequences that help control gene activity - turning genes …
Talking Glossary
Nanopore DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique for determining the exact sequence of nucleotides, or bases, in a DNA molecule.
… Nanopore DNA Sequencing … Nanopore DNA sequencing is a laboratory technique for determining the … to by the first letters of their chemical names: A, T, C and G) encodes the biological information that cells use to …
Talking Glossary
cDNA (short for copy DNA; also called complementary DNA) is synthetic DNA that has been transcribed from a specific mRNA through a reaction using the enzyme reverse transcriptase
… cDNA (copy DNA) … cDNA (short for copy DNA; also called complementary DNA) is synthetic DNA that has … transcriptase. While DNA is composed of both coding and non-coding sequences, cDNA contains only coding …
Educational Resources
A haplotype is a set of DNA variations, or polymorphisms, that tend to be inherited together.
… Haplotype … A haplotype is a set of DNA variations, or polymorphisms, that tend to be inherited … near each other on a chromosome. … A haplotype is a set of DNA variations, or polymorphisms, that tend to be inherited …
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Researchers from the NHGRI-funded Impact of Genomic Variation on Function Consortium are exploring how genomic variation affects genome function.
… genomic variation affects genome function. … While most DNA letters are the same amongst everyone, just under 0.5% … Each person has several million genomic variants and only a very small subset of these variants play a role in human health and disease — but which ones? How genomic variations affect genome function and in turn influence human …
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SJS/TEN is a severe drug reactions that affect the skin, and one of the most severe of adverse reactions affecting any system in the body
… is the severest of adverse drug reactions that affect the skin, and one of the most severe of adverse reactions affecting any … occurs because a person carries certain changes in their DNA, called genetic variants, that make them more susceptible …
Outreach
A list of high quality educational activities to engage students on DNA Day.
… high-quality educational activities to engage students on DNA Day. … DNA Day Essay Contest from ASHG American Society … essay contest is open to students in grades 9-12 worldwide and asks students to examine, question, and reflect on … 1 introduces four easily observed human traits and their variations and identified differences between the DNA
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On April 25, National DNA Day, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will welcome a new statue, “The Ladder,” celebrating DNA and children.
… about genomics through sculpture. … On April 25, National DNA Day, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will welcome a new statue, “The Ladder,” celebrating DNA and children. National DNA Day is a unique day when students, …
Genomics Teaching Tool
An activity that demonstrates how DNA can be isolated from a strawberry using common household items.
… Cells are the basic unit of life and make up all plants, animals and bacteria. Deoxyribonucleic acid , or DNA, is the molecule that controls everything that happens in the cell. DNA contains instructions that direct the activities of cells …