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  1. What are proteins and what do they do?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    Proteins are large, complex molecules that play many critical roles in the body. They do most of ... regulation of the body’s tissues and organs. Proteins are made up of hundreds or thousands of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/howgeneswork/protein - Genetics
  2. How do genes direct the production of proteins?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... the information needed to make functional molecules called proteins. (A few genes produce regulatory molecules that help the cell assemble proteins.) The journey from gene to protein is complex ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/howgeneswork/makingprotein - Genetics
  3. How can gene variants affect health and development?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... function correctly, each cell depends on thousands of proteins to do their jobs in the right places ... also known as mutations) prevent one or more proteins from working properly. By changing a gene’s ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../mutationscausedisease - Genetics
  4. What are mRNA vaccines and how do they work?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... a type of RNA that is necessary for protein production. Once cells finish making a protein, they quickly break down the mRNA. mRNA from ... piece of mRNA that corresponds to a viral protein, usually a small piece of a protein found ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/therapy/mrnavaccines - Genetics
  5. How does gene therapy work?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... genetic code to recover the functions of critical proteins. Proteins are the workhorses of the cell and the ... the body’s tissues. The instructions for making proteins are carried in a person’s genetic code, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/therapy/procedures - Genetics
  6. What is noncoding DNA?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... 1 percent of DNA is made up of protein-coding genes; the other 99 percent is noncoding. Noncoding DNA does not provide instructions for making proteins. Scientists once thought noncoding DNA was “junk,” with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/noncodingdna - Genetics
  7. What is genetic testing?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... test that identifies changes in genes, chromosomes, or proteins. The results of a genetic test can confirm ... of a chromosome, that cause a genetic condition. Proteins : Biochemical genetic tests study the amount or activity ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/testing/genetictesting - Genetics
  8. What are the different types of genetic tests?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... available to analyze changes in genes, chromosomes, or proteins. A health care provider will consider several factors ... molecule is used as a blueprint to make proteins . Gene expression tests study the mRNA in cells ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/testing/types - Genetics
  9. How Genes Work: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    What are proteins and what do they do? How do genes direct the production of proteins? Can genes be turned on and off in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/howgeneswork - Genetics
  10. Can changes in noncoding DNA affect health and development?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... established that changes in genes can alter a protein’s function in the body, potentially causing health ... Other regions of noncoding DNA are important for protein assembly. By altering one of these regions, a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../noncondingdnahealth - Genetics
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