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Mendelian inheritance refers to certain patterns of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
… thousands of experiments with pea plants in the 19th century. Mendel’s discoveries of how traits (such as color …
About NHGRI
A timeline of notable events in the history of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Senate passes the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2003  (S. 1053) [thomas.loc.gov] by a vote of 95-0, … Project and the field of genomics over the last quarter-century, the NHGRI History of Genomics Program hosts a seminar series entitled "A Quarter Century after the Human Genome Project's Launch: Lessons …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the legacy the LINCS program leaves as it has completed its goal of creating a large-scale, systematically generated molecular and cellular dataset.
News Release
Sarah Bates has been named the new chief of the Communications and Public Liaison Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… real and can be measured – something Einstein predicted a century ago. Then, two years later, she supported the …
Leadership Initiatives
The History of Genomics Program collects and organizes historic materials related to the field of genomics and NHGRI as an organization.
… the History of Genomics April 29 – 30, 2015  A Quarter Century after the Human Genome Project's Launch: Lessons …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 8, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., looks back on the success of the Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition as it came to a close in November.
News Release
NHGRI researchers have generated the largest catalog of genetic variants associated with physical traits for domesticated dog breeds.
Fact Sheets
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that contains the biological instructions that make each species unique.
… first observed DNA in the late 1800s. But nearly a century passed from that discovery until researchers …
Fact Sheets
Chromosome abnormalities can either be numerical or structural and usually occur when there is an error in cell division.
… one set of 22 autosomes and one sex chromosome. … For a century, scientists studied chromosomes by looking at them …
Event
On March 15, 2021, NHGRI’s Policy and Program Analysis Branch hosted a panel discussion exploring a constant tension at multiple levels in genomics research and medicine, from patient-provider interactions to research engagement with marginalized communities.
… and clinical practice is the question of how experts can act in the best interest of patients and research …