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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cilium

Medical; Human genome

A minute short hairlike process often forming part of a fringe; especially: one of a cell that is capable of lashing movement and serves especially in free unicellular organisms to produce locomotion ...

chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML)

Medical; Human genome

A slowly progressing type of myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative disease in which too many myelomonocytes (a type of white blood cell) are in the bone marrow, crowding out other normal blood cells, ...

clone

Medical; Human genome

1) An identical copy of a DNA sequence or entire gene; one or more cells derived from and identical to a single ancestor cell; to isolate a gene or specific sequence of DNA 2) An exact copy made of ...

cerebral cortex

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1) The thin layer of gray matter on the surface of the cerebral hemisphere that develops from the telencephalon and folds into gyri. It reaches its highest development in man and is responsible for ...

centrosome

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1) The cell center, consisting of a pair of centrioles surrounded by a cloud of amorphous material called the pericentriolar region. During interphase, the centrosome nucleates microtubule ...

chloride ion

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1) Negatively charged chlorine atom, Cl-. 2) A chlorine anion that forms the negatively charged part of certain salts, including sodium and hydrogen chloride salts, and is an essential electrolyte ...

chromosome

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1) Structure found in the nucleus of a cell, which contains the genes. Chromosomes come in pairs, and a normal human cell contains 46 chromosomes. 2) Physical structure consisting of DNA and ...