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Las anomalías cromosómicas pueden heredarse de uno de los padres (tal como una translocación) o ser "de novo" (nueva al individuo). ​
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Los cromosomas son las estructuras que contienen los genes. ​
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Genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance. Genomics refers to the study of all of a person's genes (the genome).
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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a technique used to "amplify" small segments of DNA.
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Newborn screening tests use a dried blood sample collected during the first week after birth to measure the presence of disease biomarkers.
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A knockout mouse is a laboratory mouse in which researchers have inactivated an existing gene by replacing it or disrupting it with an artificial piece of DNA.
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Genome-wide association studies involve scanning markers across the genomes of many people to find genetic variations associated with a particular disease​.
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Genetic mapping offers evidence that a disease transmitted from parent to child is linked to one or more genes and clues about where a gene lies on a chromosome.
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Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition related to chromosome 21.