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gene

Medical; Human genome

1) The functional and physical unit of heredity passed from parent to offspring. Genes are pieces of DNA, and most genes contain the information for making a specific protein. ...

genotype

Medical; Human genome

1) The genetic constitution of an organism or cell; also refers to the specific set of alleles inherited at a locus 2) A genotype is an individual's collection of genes. The ...

fasciculation

Medical; Human genome

1) Involuntary contraction of the muscle fibers innervated by a motor unit. Fasciculations can often by visualized and take the form of a muscle twitch or dimpling under the ...

epigenetic

Medical; Human genome

1) Changes in the regulation of the expression of gene activity without alteration of genetic structure. 2) Of, relating to, or produced by epigenesis. 3) Relating to, being, ...

gene product

Medical; Human genome

1) Genes are transcribed into segments of RNA (ribonucleic acid), which are translated into proteins. Both RNA and proteins are products of the expression of the gene and, in ...

genomic instability

Medical; Human genome

1) A biological process consisting of chromosomal rearrangements and duplications. These phenotypes are often seen in the karyotype of cancer cells, where there is an imbalance ...