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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convergence

Medical; Human genome

1) An embryonic movement that involves streaming of material from the dorsal and lateral surfaces of the gastrula toward the blastopore and concurrent shifting of lateral materials toward the ...

de novo mutation

Medical; Human genome

An alteration in a gene that is present for the first time in one family member as a result of a mutation in a germ cell (egg or sperm) of one of the parents or in the fertilized egg itself.

dendritic cell

Medical; Human genome

1) A special type of antigen-presenting cell (APC) that activates T lymphocytes. 2) Any of various antigen-presenting cells with long irregular processes.

decarboxylation

Medical; Human genome

The removal of a carboxyl group, usually in the form of carbon dioxide, from a chemical compound.

corpus striatum

Medical; Human genome

Either of a pair of masses of nerve tissue which lie beneath and external to the anterior cornua of the lateral ventricles of the brain and form part of their floor and each of which contains a ...

derivative chromosome

Medical; Human genome

Term used to denote an abnormal chromosome consisting of segments from two or more chromosomes joined together as the result of a translocation, insertion, or other rearrangement.

DNA fingerprinting

Medical; Human genome

1) A method employed to determine differences in amino acid sequences between related proteins; relies upon the presence of a simple tandem-repetitive sequences that are scattered throughout the ...