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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 copies of a gene in a genome. Cancer cells, for example, sometimes … Gene amplification is an increase in the number of copies of …
Event
NHGRI workshop seeking scientific perspectives for relating genomic variation to human phenotype.
… 2 ( Madison Room ) How and why to approach structural variation and other "hard to measure" variation? Co-Chairs : … of the regulatory consequences of variants, and modeling gene regulation Co-Chairs: Trey Ideker Christina Leslie 12:30 … of Genome Variation, Including Beyond Single Variant/Gene Panel: Nadav Ahituv Dana Crawford Neville Sanjana …
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A tumor suppressor gene directs the production of a protein that is part of the system that regulates cell division.
… Tumor Suppressor Gene … A tumor suppressor gene directs the production of a protein that is part of the … BRCA1, BRCA2, Cancer, Oncogene, Cell, Gene, Mutation … A tumor suppressor gene encodes a protein that acts to regulate cell division, keeping it in check. When a tumor suppressor gene is inactivated by a mutation, the protein it encodes is …
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Gene expression is the process by which the information encoded in a gene is used to direct the assembly of a protein molecule.
… Gene Expression … Gene expression is the process by which the information encoded in a gene is used to direct the assembly of a protein molecule. … Gene expression is the process by which the information encoded in a gene is turned into a function. This mostly occurs via the …
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Epistasis is a circumstance where the expression of one gene is affected by the expression of one or more independently inherited genes.
… Epistasis is a circumstance where the expression of one gene is affected by the expression of one or more … Gene Expression, Gene Variation, DNA, Genes … Epistasis is a circumstance where the expression of one gene is modified (e.g., masked, inhibited or suppressed) by …
Research Funding
The Genomics of Gene Regulation project develops methods to construct predictive, accurate gene regulatory network models using genomic data​​.
… in the RFA, individual projects collect genomic data on gene expression, as well as surrogate markers of regulatory … in different cell fates or cell states. They use the gene expression and functional element data to construct gene … the phenotypic consequences (e.g. disease) of genetic variation, particularly in non-coding regions of the genome. …
Talking Glossary
A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when changed (or mutated), gives an individual an increased risk for developing cancer
… Cancer-Susceptibility Gene … A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when changed (or mutated), gives an individual an … A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when changed (or mutated), gives an individual an … A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when changed (or mutated), gives an …
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The founder effect is the reduction in genetic variation that results when a small subset of a large population is used to establish a new colony.
… The founder effect is the reduction in genetic variation that results when a small subset of a large … Genetic Variation, Population Genetics, Human Migration, Genes … The founder effect is the reduction in genetic variation that results when a small subset of a large …
Fact Sheets
Genome-wide association studies involve scanning markers across the genomes of many people to find genetic variations associated with a particular disease​.
… reference human genome sequence, a map of human genetic variation and a set of new technologies that can quickly and … found that a common form of blindness is associated with variation in the gene for complement factor H, which produces a protein … genome for strategically selected markers of genetic variation, which are called single nucleotide polymorphisms, …
News Release
A new method of targeting specific DNA sequences in zebrafish could accelerate the discovery of gene function and the identification of disease genes in humans.
… zebrafish could dramatically accelerate the discovery of gene function and the identification of disease genes in … of Genome Research , the researchers reported that the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR/Cas9 is six times … "It was shown about a year ago that CRISPR can knock out a gene quickly," said Shawn Burgess, Ph.D., a senior …