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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Compound heterozygote

Medical; Human genome

An individual who has two different abnormal alleles at a particular locus, one on each chromosome of a pair; usually refers to individuals affected with an autosomal recessive disorder.

Clinical trial

Medical; Human genome

A scientifically controlled study of the safety and effectiveness of a therapeutic agent (as a drug or vaccine) using consenting human subjects.

Clubfoot

Medical; Human genome

1) Any of numerous congenital deformities of the foot in which it is twisted out of position or shape--called also talipes. 2) A foot affected with clubfoot.

Colon polyp

Medical; Human genome

An abnormal growth of tissue in the lining of the bowel. Polyps are a risk factor for colon cancer.

Cistron

Medical; Human genome

A segment of DNA that is equivalent to a gene and that specifies a single functional unit (as a protein or enzyme. )

Colon

Medical; Human genome

The longest part of the large intestine, which is a tube-like organ connected to the small intestine at one end and the anus at the other. The colon removes water and some nutrients and electrolytes ...

Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML)

Medical; Human genome

A slowly progressing type of myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative disease in which too many myelomonocytes (a type of white blood cell) are in the bone marrow, crowding out other normal blood cells, ...