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Recombinant DNA Technology is a technology that uses enzymes to cut and paste together DNA sequences of interest.
… of interest. … Cell, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Enzyme, Gene Expression, Restriction Enzyme, Vector … Recombinant DNA …
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A marker is a DNA sequence with a known physical location on a chromosome. Markers can help link an inherited disease with the responsible genes.
… with the responsible genes. … Marker, DNA Sequence, Gene, Inheritance … A marker (largely synonymous with the …
Fact Sheet
Your mental and physical health are deeply connected. Mental health is important for your overall health and quality of life.
… actions you may want to take as you think about receiving gene therapy. … There are many unknowns about what to expect from gene therapy. Your thoughts, feelings, beliefs and attitudes … care for your mental and physical health as you consider a gene therapy clinical trial. Focus on your thoughts and …
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A genetic map is a type of chromosome map that shows the relative locations of genes and other important features.
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Non-coding DNA corresponds to the portions of an organism’s genome that do not code for amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.
… acids, the building blocks of proteins. … DNA Sequence, Gene Expression, Chromosome, Non-coding DNA, Junk DNA, Genetic … to serve functional roles, such as in the regulation of gene expression, while other areas of non-coding DNA have no …
Staff
Dr. Elise Feingold is a scientific program manager in NHGRI's Division of Genome Sciences.
… (then NCHGR) in 1992 as a program director focused on gene discovery, gene expression and functional genomics. Since 2019, Dr. Feingold …
Research Funding
The centers define the state-of-the-art study designs and methods to find variants and genes underlying Mendelian disorders.
… previous methods such as linkage mapping and candidate gene approaches. The CMGs aim to make major contributions to … … Genetic Disorders, Genome Sequencing, Dna Sequencing, Gene Variants, Genomic Variant, Mendelian Disorders … The …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 6, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about NHGRI's completion of the third phase of the ENCODE Project and how it reveals the most extensive catalog to date of candidate functional elements that may regulate the genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… elements, which act as “switches” to regulate gene transcription. The ENCODE findings point to millions of … bind to DNA, and how RNA molecules interact to regulate gene expression. The results reported in the ENCODE 3 publications …
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Translation is the process of translating the sequence of a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule to a sequence of amino acids during protein synthesis.
… synthesis. … Transcription, Base Pair, Cell, Cytoplasm, Gene, Gene Expression, Genetic Code, Messenger RNA (mRNA), Protein, …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to understand of how genes influence disease and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… researchers have played key roles in a number of important gene discoveries, including the identification of genes … mouse with hereditary inclusion body myopathy, developing gene therapy approaches for X-linked severe combined … Genetic Condition, Rare Disease, Undiagnosed Disease, Gene Mutation, Gene Variation, DNA Sequencing, Clinical …