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deoxyribose

Biology; Genome

A type of sugar that is one component of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)..

The study of how genomes respond to environmental stressors or toxicants. Combines genome-wide mRNA expression profiling with protein expression patterns using bioinformatics to understand the role ...

mutation

Biology; Genome

Any heritable change in DNA sequence. See also: polymorphism.

diploid

Biology; Genome

A full set of genetic material consisting of paired chromosomes, one from each parental set. Most animal cells except the gametes have a diploid set of chromosomes. The diploid human genome has 46 ...

transcription

Biology; Genome

The synthesis of an RNA copy from a sequence of DNA (a gene); the first step in gene expression. See also: translation.

nitrogenous base

Biology; Genome

A nitrogen-containing molecule having the chemical properties of a base. DNA contains the nitrogenous bases adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine (T). See also: DNA.