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Educational Resources
Mitochondrial DNA is the small circular chromosome found inside mitochondria.
… Mitochondrial DNA … Mitochondrial DNA is the small circular chromosome found inside mitochondria. … Mitochondrial DNA, Mitochondria, Cell Biology, Inheritance … Mitochondrial …
Research Funding
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Pilot Project launched in September 2003 to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence.
… a public research consortium named the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) in September 2003 to carry out a … genome was announced by the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium ( Finishing the euchromatic sequence of … of ENCODE pilot project data production involves the generation of sequencing information from a number of …
Fact Sheets
Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… per genome data - 2022 … A genome consists of all of the DNA contained in a cell's nucleus. DNA is composed of four … not included in calculating that cost (e.g., sequence data generation, sequence finishing, upfront activities such as … fundamentally changing the nature of genomics. So-called 'next-generation' DNA sequencing methods arrived on the scene, …
Educational Resources
A bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) is an engineered DNA molecule used to clone DNA sequences in bacterial cells (for example, E. coli).
… … A bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) is an engineered DNA molecule used to clone DNA sequences in bacterial cells (for example, E. coli). … Cloning, Bacteria, Bioengineering, DNA Sequencing, Base Pair, Chromosomes … A bacterial artificial …
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Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is a laboratory technique for detecting and locating a specific DNA sequence on a chromosome.
… laboratory technique for detecting and locating a specific DNA sequence on a chromosome. … Laboratory Experiment, DNA Sequence, Chromosome, Microscopy … Fluorescence in situ … laboratory technique used to detect and locate a specific DNA sequence on a chromosome. In this technique, the full set …
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Researchers have created a promising new method to accurately and more comprehensively analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients.
… in some cases, more comprehensively analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients. They have … Nature Medicine . Their work is supported by the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research program at the National Human … different tumor sample storage methods produced comparable DNA sequencing information - an important step that may …
For Teachers
Lesson plan based on an award-winning DNA from the Beginning website, an animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes and heredity.
… This lesson is based on an award-winning DNA from the Beginning website, an animated primer on the … candidates to transfer hereditary information from one generation to another? In the PROBLEM section: How did you … DNA nucleotides. How would you define a gene? What is DNA sequencing? From the PROBLEM section: How do you read an …
Educational Resources
A marker is a DNA sequence with a known physical location on a chromosome. Markers can help link an inherited disease with the responsible genes.
… Marker … A marker is a DNA sequence with a known physical location on a chromosome. … an inherited disease with the responsible genes. … Marker, DNA Sequence, Gene, Inheritance … A marker (largely … referred to as a genomic marker or a genetic marker) is a DNA sequence, typically with a known location in a genome. …
News Release
NIH lost a key member of its broader genomics team when Robert Blakesley, Ph.D., director of the NISC sequencing group at NIH, retired on Dec. 31, 2015.
… collect biological samples, purify and sequence the DNA and analyze the resulting data. The National Institutes … has spiked in the last six years with the introduction of next-generation DNA sequencing: during that time, NISC generated …
Educational Resources
Epigenetics is an emerging field of science that studies heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in the underlying DNA sequence of the organism.
… deactivation of genes without any change in the underlying DNA sequence of the organism. … Heritability, DNA, DNA … cell to daughter cell during cell division or from one generation to the next. The collection of all epigenetic changes in a genome is …