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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.
… can help link an inherited disease with the responsible genes. … Marker, DNA Sequence, Gene, Inheritance … A marker … Markers can reflect random sequences, genomic variants or genes. Markers are used as signposts (or landmarks) in the … can help link an inherited disease with the responsible genes. … Educational Resources …
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Tools and resources for teaching the concepts of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression
… This anime shows how molecular machines transcribe the genes in the DNA of every cell into portable RNA messages, …
Educational Resources
A genetic map is a type of chromosome map that shows the relative locations of genes and other important features.
… of chromosome map that shows the relative locations of genes and other important features. … Genetic Map, Chromosome, Genes, Linkage Analysis, Family Health History … A genetic … of chromosome map that shows the relative locations of genes and other important features. … Educational Resources …
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The centers define the state-of-the-art study designs and methods to find variants and genes underlying Mendelian disorders.
… Genomics (CMG) in 2011 with the charge to discover as many genes underlying human Mendelian disorders as possible. In … study designs and methods to find the variants and genes underlying Mendelian disorders. … The discovery of the genes and genetic variants that underlie human Mendelian …
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A the largest genomics study of clear cell endometrial cancer (CCEC) tumors has identified mutations in the TAF1 gene.
… her team specialize in basic research aimed at identifying genes that are mutated (changed) in the tumors of patients … DNA from 16 CCEC patients, and found mutations in 222 genes in the tumors. The team narrowed this list of 222 genes to 22 "genes-of-interest" that represented genes …
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A first degree relative is a family member who shares about 50 percent of their genes with a particular individual in a family.
… is a family member who shares about 50 percent of their genes with a particular individual in a family. … Family … Genetic Disorders, Ancestry, Healthcare, Genealogy, Genes … A first-degree relative is a family member who shares … is a family member who shares about 50 percent of their genes with a particular individual in a family. … Educational …
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Learn what happens when two genetic neighborhoods merge in brain tumor cells after a gene controlled by a gene-control switch turned on a cancer-growth gene.
… each bunny ear loop. These neighborhoods bring distant genes and specific gene control switches into close …
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… effect and influence the activity of nearby cancer-causing genes, which could lead to the development of cancer. Experts …
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NIH researchers identified gene variants that cause a rare syndrome of sporadic fevers, skin rashes and recurring strokes, beginning early in childhood.
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Gregor Mendel was an Austrian monk who in the 19th century worked out the basic laws of inheritance, even before the term "gene" had been coined.
… before the term "gene" had been coined. … Gregor Mendel, Genes, Human Genetics, Inheritance … Gregor Mendel was an …