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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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Glycine
Medical; Human genome
A non-essential amino acid. It is found primarily in gelatin and silk fibroin and used therapeutically as a nutrient. It is also a fast inhibitory neurotransmitter.
Guanine
Medical; Human genome
1) Guanine (G) is one of four chemical bases in DNA, with the other three being adenine (A), cytosine (C), and thymine (T). Within the DNA molecule, guanine bases located on one strand form chemical ...
Hydrops fetalis
Medical; Human genome
1) edoema of the entire body due to abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the tissues, associated with severe anaemia and occurring in ERYTHROBLASTOSIS, FETAL. 2) Serious and extensive edoema of ...
Humerus
Medical; Human genome
The longest bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to the elbow, articulating above by a rounded head with the glenoid fossa, having below a broad articular surface divided by ...
Homology
Medical; Human genome
1) Likeness in structure between parts of different organisms due to evolutionary differentiation from the same or a corresponding part of a remote ancestor. 2) Similarity in DNA or protein ...
Hypertonic
Medical; Human genome
1) Exhibiting excessive tone or tension (a hypertonic baby, a hypertonic bladder). 2) Having a higher osmotic pressure than a surrounding medium or a fluid under comparison (animals that produce ...
Haplotype analysis
Medical; Human genome
Molecular genetic testing to identify a set of closely linked segments of DNA; used in linkage analysis or when a given trait is in linkage disequilibrium with a marker or set of markers.
