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Haploid is the quality of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes.
… presence of a single set of chromosomes in an organism’s cells. Sexually reproducing organisms are diploid (having two … one from each parent). In humans, only the egg and sperm cells are haploid. … Haploid is the quality of a cell or …
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Monosomy refers to the condition in which only one chromosome from a pair is present in cells rather than the two copies usually found in diploid cells.
… pair instead of the usual two copies found in diploid cells. … Monosomy, Chromosome, Diploid, Genetic Diseasem, … in which only one chromosome from a pair is present in cells rather than the two copies usually found in diploid cells. When cells have one chromosome from a pair plus a …
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The instructions in a gene that tell the cell how to make a specific protein.
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Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is an essential molecule that performs many roles in the cell, from carrying the instructions to make proteins to regulating genes.
… have already identified over 150,000 unique mRNAs in human cells, which is over seven times the number of genes in the … a protein) that is found in a virus. When the mRNAs enter cells in the body, the cells use the mRNAs to produce virus proteins and display …
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A microbiome is all of the genetic material found in a microbe, such as a bacterium, fungal cell or virus.
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A cytogeneticist is a geneticist who specializes in the study of chromosomes and the structure and function of the cell.
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Cytogenetics is the branch of genetics that studies the structure of DNA within the cell nucleus.
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Cloning is the process of making identical copies of an organism, cell, or DNA sequence.
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Prostate cancer is a disease where certain cells in the prostate become abnormal and multiply to form a tumor.
… over 2 times more likely to die from prostate cancer than white men. Hispanic/Latino and Asian-American men are less … or a burning feeling. Erection may hurt and there can be blood in the urine or semen. Pain may also occur in the back, … and tissue around the prostate to check if the cancer cells have spread (called metastasis). Sometimes the surgery …