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Germ-line

Biology; Genetics

The sex cells (sperm and egg), which transmit genetic information from one generation to the next.

Germ-line mutation

Biology; Genetics

A mutation in a germ-line cell or a cell that is destined to become a germ-line cell. A mutation in a germ-line cell can be passed on to the next generation.

Heterozygote

Biology; Genetics

An individual who carries two different alleles of a particular gene. An individual who carries two different mutant alleles in the same gene is said to be a compound heterozygote.

Histone

Biology; Genetics

Set of proteins that form a scaffold around which chromosomal DNA is wound, in order to compact it inside the cell. Chemical modification of histones is involved in epigenetic regulation of gene ...

Every person has two copies of each chromosome (with the exception of the sex chromosomes): one member of each pair is inherited from the father and the other from the mother. The members of a pair ...

Hybridisation

Biology; Genetics

The process by which two nucleic acid strands (DNA or RNA) with complementary sequences associate and bind together along their length.

Introns

Biology; Genetics

Segment of a gene, which does not code for protein and interrupts the protein coding regions of a gene. Introns are transcribed into RNA but are spliced out prior to translation of the mRNA into ...