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  1. What kinds of gene variants are possible?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... the replacement of one protein building block (amino acid) with another in the protein made from the gene. The amino acid change may alter the function of the protein. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../mutationsanddisorders/possiblemutations - Genetics
  2. How do genes direct the production of proteins?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... passed to a similar molecule called RNA (ribonucleic acid) in the cell nucleus. Both RNA and DNA ... a codon, usually codes for one particular amino acid. (Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/howgeneswork/makingprotein - Genetics
  3. What are proteins and what do they do?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... hundreds or thousands of smaller units called amino acids, which are attached to one another in long chains. There are 20 different types of amino acids that can be combined to make a protein. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/howgeneswork/protein - Genetics
  4. What is a cell?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... divide, or die. It also houses DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the cell’s hereditary material. The nucleus is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/cell - Genetics
  5. What is DNA?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Nearly every cell in a person’s body ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/dna - Genetics
  6. Is hair texture determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... chemical signaling pathways involving a molecule called lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), which promotes hair growth. Genetic syndromes that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/hairtexture - Genetics
  7. Where can I read more about the diseases and traits covered in my direct-to-consumer genetic testing report?: ... 
    ... hyperoxaluria Pyruvate kinase deficiency Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata Sialic acid storage disease , including Salla disease Sickle cell disease , ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/dtcghrpages - Genetics
  8. What is noncoding DNA?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... rRNAs), which help assemble protein building blocks (amino acids) into a chain that forms a protein; microRNAs ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/noncodingdna - Genetics