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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Eczema

Medical; Human genome

An inflammatory condition of the skin characterised by redness, itching, and oozing vesicular lesions which become scaly, crusted, or hardened.

Extraocular muscles

Medical; Human genome

1) The muscles that move the eye. Included in this group are the medial rectus, lateral rectus, superior rectus, inferior rectus, inferior oblique, superior oblique, musculus orbitalis, and levator ...

Endocytosis

Medical; Human genome

1) The uptake by a cell of material from the environment by invagination of its plasma membrane. 2) The uptake of external materials by cells by the invagination of small region of the plasma ...

Foetal alcohol syndrome

Medical; Human genome

1) A condition occurring in a foetus or newborn due to in utero ethanol exposure when the mother consumed alcohol during pregnancy. It is characterised by a cluster of irreversible birth defects ...

Epiglottis

Medical; Human genome

1) Thin leaf-shaped cartilage, covered with mucous membrane, at the root of the tongue, which folds back over the entrance to the larynx, covering it, during the act of swallowing. 2) The flap that ...

Fibrin

Medical; Human genome

1) A protein derived from fibrinogen in the presence of thrombin, which forms part of the blood clot. 2) A white insoluble fibrous protein formed from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin ...