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A 'Junk DNA' Mutation That Prevents a Disease
Only around two percent of the human genome codes for proteins, and while those proteins carry out many important functions ...
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Ancient DNA reveals children with Down syndrome in 5,000-year-old societies were given noble burials and treated with 'care and appreciation'
DNA analysis of ancient human remains identified ... and historic individuals and recorded the number and proportion or autosomal chromosomes. An autosomal chromosome is the number of genes ...
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Discovery of gene silencer offers hope for autosomal dominant leukodystrophy
A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene "silencer" that resides in junk DNA is directly sparing people from a devastating ...
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Gene Silencer in Junk DNA Halts Fatal Brain Disease
A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene ...
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Single gene disorders - Autosomal recessive
Recessive traits may skip generations and will affect both genders equally. An example of an autosomal recessive condition is cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis close cystic fibrosisA disorder that ...