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Scientists have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft human genome sequence.
… The researchers noted that most of the newly added DNA sequences were near the repetitive telomeres (long, trailing … methods alone still leaves some gaps in assembled genome sequences. The massive drop in DNA sequencing costs comes …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
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NSIGHT explores the implications, challenges and opportunities with the use of genomic sequence information in the newborn period.
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CSER is rapidly advancing the knowledge necessary to develop best practices for implementating genomic sequence data into clinical care.
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NIH researchers have developed and released an innovative software tool, called Verso, to assemble truly complete (i.e., gapless) genome sequences from a variety of species. The software makes the process of assembling complete genome sequences more affordable and accessible.
… opens the door for a greater number of complete genome sequences. … National Institutes of Health researchers have … tool to assemble truly complete (i.e., gapless) genome sequences from a variety of species. This software, called … Finnish, makes the process of assembling complete genome sequences more affordable and accessible. A description of …
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An anticodon is a trinucleotide sequence complementary to that of a corresponding codon in a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence.
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A contig is a series of overlapping DNA sequences used to make a map that reconstructs the original DNA sequence of a chromosome or a region of a chromosome.
… Contig … A contig is a series of overlapping DNA sequences used to make a map that reconstructs the original … of a chromosome or a region of a chromosome. … DNA Sequences, DNA Mapping, Chromosomes … A contig (as related to … from the word “contiguous”) is a set of DNA segments or sequences that overlap in a way that provides a contiguous …
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NHGRI has selected James Thomas, Ph.D., as the new director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC), to will oversee the importation and use of DNA sequencing technologies, protocols and analyses, ensuring that NIH investigators have access to cutting-edge DNA sequencing methods and specialized genomics protocols to meet their research needs.
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Jim Mullikin pioneered DNA sequencing technologies during the Human Genome Project and other major advances in genomics.
… of Sub-Saharan Africa have 1% to 3% Neanderthal-derived sequences in their genomes, and now we can point to where those sequences are in some of our genomes. … Rogers: What was it … point where we can generate telomere-to-telomere genome sequences for everybody. This would be a big change for the …
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Comparative genomics is a field of biological research in which researchers compare the complete genome sequences of different species.
… use a variety of tools to compare the complete genome sequences of different species. By carefully comparing … regions of similarity and difference. … Identifying DNA sequences that have been "conserved" - that is, preserved in … genes that code for different proteins and the regulatory sequences that turn those genes on and off. Precisely which …