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On April 16-17, 2018, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of CHild Health and Human Development (NICHD) hosted a joint workshop - Genomic Medicine for Reproductive, Prenatal and Neonatal Health.
Educational Resources
Haploid is the quality of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes.
… single set of chromosomes. … Haploid, Chromosomes, Sexual Reproduction … Haploid refers to the presence of a single set …
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Meiosis is the formation of egg and sperm cells. In sexually reproducing organisms, body cells are diploid, meaning they contain two sets of chromosomes (one set from each parent).
… (one set from each parent). … Meiosis, Sexually Reproduction, Cell Biology, Chromosome … Meiosis is a type of …
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A germ line is the sex cells (eggs and sperm) that are used by sexually reproducing organisms to pass on genes from generation to generation.
… genes from generation to generation. … Germ Line, Sexual Reproduction, Cell Biology … Germ line refers to the sex …
News Release
In a study published in the journal Science, collaborators at NHGRI, the National University of Ireland, Galway, and the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience at the University of Florida, Augustine, reported that activation of the gene Tfap2 in adult stem cells in Hydractinia can turn those cells into germ cells in a cycle that can repeat endlessly.
… that can repeat endlessly. … Hydractinia, germ cells, reproduction, adult stem cells, whole-genome sequence data, …
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Cloning describes a number of different processes that can be used to produce genetically identical copies of a biological entity.
… identical offspring through a process called asexual reproduction. In asexual reproduction, a new individual is generated from a copy of a …
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Prostate cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in the prostate gland, which is part of the male reproductive system.
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that contains the biological instructions that make each species unique.
… is passed from adult organisms to their offspring during reproduction. … In organisms called eukaryotes, DNA is found … the energy the cell needs to function properly. In sexual reproduction, organisms inherit half of their nuclear DNA …
Event
Join us on Wednesday, May 25, as scholars and scientists answer audience questions and address the complexities surrounding historical and present-day eugenics and scientific racism in the context of existing and developing genetic and genomic screening technologies.