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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.
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Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) provides researchers with a way to visualize and map the genetic material in an individual's cell.
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Epigenomics is a field in which researchers chart the locations and understand the functions of all the chemical tags that mark the genome.
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DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical building blocks - called "bases" - that make up the DNA molecule.
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A DNA microarray is a tool used to determine whether the DNA from a particular individual contains a mutation in genes.
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that contains the biological instructions that make each species unique.