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Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an organism whereas genetics refers to the study of a particular gene.
… refers to the study of a particular gene. … Genomics, Genes, Gene Expression, Human Genome Project … Genomics is a … Such work includes identifying and characterizing all the genes and functional elements in an organism’s genome as well …
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NIH will renew three awards totaling $73.2 million over five years to continue building the Clinical Genome (ClinGen) resource, an effort to collect and archive information about clinically relevant genes and genomic variants for use in precision medicine.
… collect and archive information about clinically relevant genes and genomic variants for use in precision medicine. The … lack of organized availability of information about which genes and genomic variants are relevant to human disease. … to fill that gap. The consortium works to identify which genes are associated with disease and which variants in those …
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CRGGH researchers Amy Bentley and Charles Rotimi have just completed a large-scale, multi-ancestry genome-wide analysis of gene × smoking interactions on the concentration of serum lipids, including high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), and triglycerides.
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Positional cloning is a laboratory technique used to locate the position of a disease-associated gene along the chromosome.
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The CLINSEQ® Study seeks to learn about the role that your genes play in your health.
… The CLINSEQ® Study seeks to learn about the role that your genes play in your health. We do this by getting a DNA sample from you, sequencing most or all of your genes, and comparing that to what we know about your personal and family health histories. We look at genes related to a variety of conditions, including heart …
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The instructions in a gene that tell the cell how to make a specific protein.
… cell how to make a specific protein. … ACGT, Base Pairs, Genes, DNA, Double Helix, Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine …
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Recessive Traits and Alleles is a quality found in the relationship between two versions of a gene.
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Duplication is a type of mutation that involves the production of one or more copies of a gene or region of a chromosome.
… a gene or region of a chromosome. … Mutation, Chromosome, Genes, Evolution … Duplication, as related to genomics, …
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A polygenic trait is one whose phenotype is influenced by more than one gene.
… as height or skin color, that is influenced by two or more genes. Because multiple genes are involved, polygenic traits do not follow the …