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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

graves disease

Medical; Human genome

A common form of hyperthyroidism characterized by goiter and often a slight protrusion of the eyeballs -- called also Basedow's disease, exophthalmic goiter. Graves, Robert James (1796-1853), ...

Erythema

Medical; Human genome

Abnormal redness of the skin due to capillary congestion. (As to inflammation).

benign variant

Medical; Human genome

An alteration in a gene distinct from the normal, wild-type allele that does not appear to have a deleterious effect.

hypermobility

Medical; Human genome

An increase in the range of movement of which a bodily part and especially a joint is capable (hypermobility of the left temporomandibular joint due to the looseness of the capsular ligaments).

de novo mutation

Medical; Human genome

An alteration to a gene that occurs the first time a single family's mutation in a germ cell (egg or sperm) of one of the parents or the fertilized egg itself.

Ventricular fibrillation

Anatomy; Allergies and allergens

An erratic, disorganised firing of impulses from the ventricles. The ventricles quiver and are unable to contract or pump blood to the body. This is a medical emergency that must be treated with ...

Mutation

Medical; Human genome

A mutation is a change in the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal genetic element.

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