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The study of improving a species by artificial selection; usually refers to the selective breeding of humans..
Industry:Biology
The position on a chromosome of a gene or other chromosome marker; also, the DNA at that position. The use of locus is sometimes restricted to mean expressed DNA regions.
See also: gene expression.
Industry:Biology
The study of macromolecules important in biological inheritance..
Industry:Biology
The study of the structure, function, and makeup of biologically important molecules..
Industry:Biology
All the variations of genes in a species.
See also: allele, gene, polymorphism.
Industry:Biology
The treatment of injury or disease at the molecular level. Examples include the use of DNA-based diagnostic tests or medicine derived from DNA sequence information..
Industry:Biology
The sequence of nucleotides, coded in triplets (codons) along the mRNA, that determines the sequence of amino acids in protein synthesis. A gene's DNA sequence can be used to predict the mRNA sequence, and the genetic code can in turn be used to predict the amino acid sequence..
Industry:Biology
An agent that causes a permanent genetic change in a cell. Does not include changes occurring during normal genetic recombination..
Industry:Biology
Sickness, physical disability, or other disorder resulting from the inheritance of one or more deleterious alleles..
Industry:Biology
