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A biological pathway is a series of actions among molecules in a cell that leads to a certain product or a change in the cell.

… many important biological pathways through laboratory studies of cultured cells, bacteria, fruit flies, mice and …

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Chromosome Abnormalities Fact Sheet

Chromosome abnormalities can either be numerical or structural and usually occur when there is an error in cell division.

… when a child is found to have an abnormality, chromosome studies are often performed on the parents. … Chromosome …

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Cloning Fact Sheet

Cloning describes a number of different processes that can be used to produce genetically identical copies of a biological entity.

… is referred to as a clone. Researchers have cloned a wide range of biological materials, including genes, cells, … years, scientists have conducted cloning experiments in a wide range of animals using a variety of techniques. In 1979, … have the ability to proliferate indefinitely and some studies show that after 60 cycles of cell division, stem …

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Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Fact Sheet

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) provides researchers with a way to visualize and map the genetic material in an individual's cell.

… or how many copies of a gene exist within a particular genome. Alphoid or centromeric repeat probes are generated …

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X Chromosome Infographic

The X chromosome is part of sexual development and many other biological processes, including how some cats get their distinctive coat colors.

… of sexual development, but other genes throughout the genome play a role. This complex process gives rise to the …

Genetic Disorders

About Down Syndrome

Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition related to chromosome 21.

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Pharmacogenomics FAQ

Pharmacogenomics combines the science of how drugs work, called pharmacology, with the science of the human genome, called genomics.

… uses information about a person's genetic makeup, or genome, to choose the drugs and drug doses that are likely to … work, called pharmacology, with the science of the human genome, called genomics. … Pharmacogenomics uses information … is another very active area of pharmacogenomic research. Studies have found that the chemotherapy drugs, gefitinib …

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Fact Sheet

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that contains the biological instructions that make each species unique.

… An organism's complete set of nuclear DNA is called its genome. Besides the DNA located in the nucleus, humans and … instruct for brown. The complete DNA instruction book, or genome, for a human contains about 3 billion bases and about … which can be placed in many different orders to form a wide variety of proteins. … The Swiss biochemist Frederich …

15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World

DNA Sequencing

Advances in genomics are reducing the cost of genome sequencing by a million-fold.

… Advances in genomics are reducing the cost of genome sequencing by a million-fold. … Did you know that your genome contains about six billion individual building blocks … and for about $1000? Leaps in technology since the Human Genome Project have enabled remarkable genomics-based …

15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World

Agriculture

Genomics is empowering farmers to improve the food supply.

… been in use for thousands of years? The ability to read genome sequences coupled with technologies that introduce new … their traits such height, seed shape and color. From genome sequencing, we can now find specific variants in those … for humans have vandalized some of the field trials. Many studies have shown that consuming GMO plants does not pose …