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The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has produced this series of fact sheets to explain complex concepts in genomics research to a non-scientific audience. Teachers, students and the general public alike will find the materials clearly written and easy to understand.<\/p>\n
A biological pathway is a series of actions among molecules in a cell that leads to a certain product or a change in the cell.<\/p>\n
Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.<\/p>\n
Chromosomes are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells.<\/p>\n
Cloning describes a number of different processes that can be used to produce genetically identical copies of a biological entity.<\/p>\n
Comparative genomics is a field of biological research in which researchers compare the complete genome sequences of different species.<\/p>\n
DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical building blocks - called \"bases\" - that make up the DNA molecule.<\/p>\n
Epigenomics is a field in which researchers chart the locations and understand the functions of all the chemical tags that mark the genome.<\/p>\n
Genetic mapping offers evidence that a disease transmitted from parent to child is linked to one or more genes and clues about where a gene lies on a chromosome.<\/p>\n
A knockout mouse is a laboratory mouse in which researchers have inactivated an existing gene by replacing it or disrupting it with an artificial piece of DNA.<\/p>\n
Newborn screening tests use a dried blood sample collected during the first week after birth to measure the presence of disease biomarkers.<\/p>\n
Data used to estimate the cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.<\/p>\n
The X chromosome determines your sex, gives some females super color vision and lends its magic to a certain breed of cat.<\/p>\n
The Y chromosome of all living men is related through a single male ancestor who lived over 100,000 years ago.<\/p>\n
Genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance. Genomics refers to the study of all of a person's genes (the genome).<\/p>\n
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