Genome

Genome

Contributors in Genome

Genome

Using specialised DNA technology to produce multiple, exact copies of a single gene or other segment of DNA to obtain enough material for further study. This process, used by researchers in the Human ...

Sequencing

Biology; Genome

Determination of the order of nucleotides (base sequences) in a DNA or RNA molecule or the order of amino acids in a protein..

Mapping population

Biology; Genome

The group of related organisms used in constructing a genetic map..

Cloning vector

Biology; Genome

DNA molecule originating from a virus, a plasmid, or the cell of a higher organism into which another DNA fragment of appropriate size can be integrated without loss of the vector's capacity for ...

Sequencing technology

Biology; Genome

The instrumentation and procedures used to determine the order of nucleotides in DNA..

Sex chromosome

Biology; Genome

The X or Y chromosome in human beings that determines the sex of an individual. Females have two X chromosomes in diploid cells; males have an X and a Y chromosome. The sex chromosomes comprise the ...