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Results 1 - 10 of 32 for Genome
  1. ... disorders. Two methods, whole exome sequencing and whole genome sequencing, are increasingly used in healthcare and research ... person's DNA (known as the person's genome). Next-generation sequencing has sped up the process ( ...
  2. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) help scientists identify genes associated with a particular disease (or another trait). ... method studies the entire set of DNA (the genome) of a large group of people, searching for ...
  3. Genome editing (also called gene editing) is a group of technologies that give scientists the ability to ... removed, or altered at particular locations in the genome. Several approaches to genome editing have been developed. ...
  4. ... person’s DNA (which is known as their genome). Chromosomes : Chromosomal genetic tests analyze whole chromosomes or ...
  5. ... individual’s DNA building blocks (nucleotides), called a genome. These tests are called whole exome sequencing and whole genome sequencing , respectively. Many more genetic changes can be ...
  6. ... the cell function normally, despite the genetic alteration. Genome editing is a newer technique that may potentially ... gene therapy. Instead of adding new genetic material, genome editing introduces gene-editing tools that can change ...
  7. ... Other studies have examined variations across the entire genomes of many people (an approach called genome-wide association studies or GWAS) to determine whether ...
  8. ... distant ancestors. Scientists have sequenced Neanderthal and Denisovan genomes from fossils discovered in Europe and Asia. This ... these early humans. Determining which areas of the genome are shared with archaic humans, and which areas ...
  9. ... in gene therapy techniques. A newer technique, called genome editing (an example of which is CRISPR-Cas9), ... Instead of introducing new genetic material into cells, genome editing introduces molecular tools to change the existing ...
  10. ... genetic causes of epilepsy.) Whole exome sequencing/whole genome sequencing : These tests analyze the bulk of an ... to find genetic variations. Whole exome or whole genome sequencing is typically used when single gene or ...
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