Search Results
Educational Resources
A candidate gene is a gene whose chromosomal location is associated with a particular disease or other phenotype.
… Candidate Gene … A candidate gene is a gene whose chromosomal location is associated with a … The term candidate gene refers to a gene that is believed to be related to a … trait, such as a disease or a physical attribute. Because of its genomic location or its known function, the gene is …
News Release
An expert panel from the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) has critically reevaluated the scientific evidence for all 17 reported genes, disputing nine of the genes and revealing only three of the genes to be definitively associated with the most common form of the disease.
… evidence for all 17 reported genes, disputing nine of the genes and revealing only three of the genes to be definitively associated with the most common form of the disease. The work was funded by the National Human … can have arrythmias that are both unprovoked or a result of stress and exercise. But when the arrythmias do occur, …
Educational Resources
Gene mapping is the process of establishing the locations of genes on the chromosomes.
… Gene Mapping … Gene mapping is the process of establishing the locations of genes on the chromosomes. … Gene mapping refers to the process of determining the location of genes on chromosomes. Today, the most efficient approach … Gene mapping is the process of establishing the locations of genes on the chromosomes. …
Educational Resources
Gene environment interaction is an influence on the expression of a trait that results from the interplay between genes and the environment.
… Gene Environment Interaction … Gene environment interaction is an influence on the expression of a trait that results from the interplay between genes and … Gene–environment interaction refers to the interplay of genes (and, more broadly, genome function) and the …
Clinical Research
GENE-FORECAST® is developing a community cohort and resource for defining the significance of ancestry-related genomic variation in African-Americans.
… The Genomics, Environmental Factors and the Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease in Africans Americans Study (GENE-FORECAST®) study is developing a community-based cohort … hypothesis that race-ancestry differences in the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) reflects the influence of a …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 6, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about NHGRI's completion of the third phase of the ENCODE Project and how it reveals the most extensive catalog to date of candidate functional elements that may regulate the genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… Each news cycle brings reminders about the importance of science and its critical role in society, and NHGRI … more committed than ever to facilitating the use of genomics for addressing all threats to human health – … about an important upcoming historical milestone for genomics: the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human …
Educational Resources
A gene pool is the total genetic diversity found within a population or a species.
… Gene Pool … A gene pool is the total genetic diversity found within a … A gene pool refers to the combination of all the genes … present in a reproducing population or species. A large gene pool has extensive genomic diversity and is better able … A gene pool is the total genetic diversity found within a …
Educational Resources
Gene amplification is an increase in the number of copies of a gene sequence.
… Gene Amplification … Gene amplification is an increase in the number of copies of a gene sequence. … Gene amplification refers to an increase in the number of … Gene amplification is an increase in the number of copies of …
News Release
NHGRI researchers identified 59 genes or gene regions linked to canine athletics.
… In the world of canine genomics, sport hunting dogs are super athletes and … reached this conclusion after identifying 59 genes or gene regions linked to canine athletics, including those with … staff scientist in NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch . The researchers relied on a new global …
Educational Resources
Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an organism whereas genetics refers to the study of a particular gene.
… Genomics … Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an organism whereas genetics refers to the study of a particular gene. … Genomics, Genes, Gene Expression, Human Genome Project … Genomics is a field of biology focused on studying all the DNA of an organism — …