Human genome

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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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. )