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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Diplopia

Medical; Human genome

1) A visual symptom in which a single object is perceived by the visual cortex as two objects rather than one. 2) The condition in which a single object appears as two objects.

Coronal suture

Medical; Human genome

A suture extending across the skull between the parietal and frontal bones--called also frontoparietal suture.

Dislocation

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Displacement of one or more bones at a joint.

Epistasis

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1) One gene interferes with or prevents the expression of another gene located at a different locus. 2) Epistasis is a circumstance where the expression of one gene is affected by the expression of ...

Exogenous

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1) Growing from or on the outside (as in exogenous spores). 2) Caused by factors (as food or a traumatic factor) or an agent (as a disease-producing organism) from outside the organism or system ...

Endoplasmic reticulum

Medical; Human genome

A system of interconnected vesicular and lamellar cytoplasmic membranes that functions especially in the transport of materials within the cell and that is studded with ribosomes in some places.

Elastic

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1) Of a solid: capable of recovering size and shape after deformation. 2) Of a liquid: capable of resisting compression. 3) Of a gas: capable of indefinite expansion. 4) Capable of being easily ...