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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Comparative genomic hybridization

Medical; Human genome

1) Comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) is a technique that allows the detection of losses and gains in DNA copy number across the entire genome without prior knowledge of specific chromosomal ...

Connective tissue

Medical; Human genome

1) Tissue that supports and binds other tissues. It consists of connective tissue cells embedded in a large amount of extracellular matrix. 2) Supporting tissue that surrounds other tissues and ...

Compression

Medical; Human genome

The act, process, or result of compressing especially when involving a compressing force on a bodily part (compression of an artery by forceps, compression of the brain by the bones of a depressed ...

Compound

Medical; Human genome

Something formed by a union of elements or parts; specifically: a distinct substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportion by weight.

Cones

Medical; Human genome

1) One of the two photoreceptor cell types in the vertebrate retina. In cones the photopigment is in invaginations of the cell membrane of the outer segment. Cones are less sensitive to light than ...

DNA fingerprinting

Medical; Human genome

1) A method employed to determine differences in amino acid sequences between related proteins; relies upon the presence of a simple tandem-repetitive sequences that are scattered throughout the ...

Corpus striatum

Medical; Human genome

Either of a pair of masses of nerve tissue which lie beneath and external to the anterior cornua of the lateral ventricles of the brain and form part of their floor and each of which contains a ...