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National Human Genome Research Institute
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Funding research at the forefront of genomics to improve human health. Formerly the Human Genome Project. genome.gov/privacy.cfm
- A new @sciam story highlights NIH intramural investigator Dr. Diana Bianchi and her research group called Incidental Detection of Maternal Neoplasia Through Non-invasive Cell-Free DNA Analysis (IDENTIFY). scientificamerican.com/article/a-pren…
- Did you know that RNA can fold into different shapes? There are many different types of RNA, including Transfer RNAs (or tRNAs for short), that fold into different shapes to help them function and be stable!
- Codominance refers to a type of inheritance where two versions of the same gene are expressed separately to yield different traits in an individual. Instead of one trait being dominant over the other, both traits appear, such as in a flower that has more than one pigment color!
- Scientists use reference genomes as a guide to study humans and find genomic variants in the genome! A reference human genome sequence is an established, high-quality and well-accepted sequence of a human genome.
