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Human genome
The human genome consists of 23 chromosome and the small mitochondrial DNA. 22 of the 23 chromosomes are autosomal chromosome pairs and the last one being a gender-determining pair. In total, the human genome contains the sequences of the 3 billion chemical base pairs that make up human DNA and approximately 20,000-25,000 genes. By understanding human genome, scientists are able to develop new medical applications that can significantly advance the state of health care.
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Human genome
fluorescent in situ hybridization
Medical; Human genome
1) Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is a laboratory technique for detecting and locating a specific DNA sequence on a chromosome. The technique relies on exposing chromosomes to a small DNA ...
golgi apparatus
Medical; Human genome
1) A stack of flattened vesicles that functions in posttranslational processing and sorting of proteins, receiving them from the rough endoplasmic reticulum and directing them to secretory vesicles, ...
fatty acids
Medical; Human genome
1) A major component of fats that is used by the body for energy and tissue development. 2) Any of numerous saturated aliphatic acids CnH2n+1COOH (as lauric acid) containing a single carboxyl group ...
flow karyotyping
Medical; Human genome
Use of flow cytometry to analyze and separate chromosomes according to their DNA content.
generalized seizure
Medical; Human genome
A seizure (as an absence seizure or tonic-clonic seizure) that originates in both cerebral hemispheres.
fetus
Medical; Human genome
An unborn or unhatched vertebrate especially after attaining the basic structural plan of its kind; specifically: a developing human from usually two months after conception to birth.
giant cell
Medical; Human genome
An unusually large cell; especially: a large multinucleate often phagocytic cell (as those characteristic of tubercular lesions, various sarcomas, or the megakaryocytes of the red marrow. )
