Genetics

Genetics

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Genetics

One of the two sex chromosomes of humans. Females have two X chromosomes while males have one X and one Y chromosome. The Y chromosome carries a male-sex-determining gene that initiates development ...

Linkage map

Biology; Genetics

A map of the relative positions of genes (or other DNA sequences) on a chromosome, determined on the basis of how frequently the genes are inherited together. The closer two genes are, the less ...

Mendelian

Biology; Genetics

A Mendelian trait is one that is controlled by a single locus (so that a mutation in a single gene can cause a disease) and is thus transmitted in a simple inheritance pattern according to Mendel's ...

Messenger RNA

Biology; Genetics

A molecule of RNA whose sequence is complementary to the coding sequence of a gene. Messenger RNA is translated into protein.

Meta-analysis

Biology; Genetics

Statistical technique in which the results from two or more studies are systematically combined into a single quantitative result, in order to give more weight to the conclusions.

Metabolome

Biology; Genetics

The collection of all metabolites resulting from specific cellular processes in a biological organism, which are the end products of its gene expression.

Methylation (DNA)

Biology; Genetics

Chemical modification of DNA by the addition of a methyl (-CH3) group to the cytosine (C) nucleotide, which can be inherited without changing the DNA sequence. Used as a epigenetic mechanism for gene ...