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  1. Genetics and Human Traits: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    Are fingerprints determined by genetics? Is eye color determined by genetics? Is intelligence determined by genetics? Is handedness determined by genetics? ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits - Genetics
  2. What does it mean to have Neanderthal or Denisovan DNA?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... much DNA a person has inherited from prehistoric humans, such as Neanderthals and Denisovans. This information is ... ancestors. The percentage of Neanderthal DNA in modern humans is zero or close to zero in people ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/neanderthaldna - Genetics
  3. Can genes be patented?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... Supreme Court of the United States ruled that human genes cannot be patented in the U.S. ... Prior to this ruling, more than 4,300 human genes were patented. The Supreme Court's decision ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/testing/genepatents - Genetics
  4. Help Me Understand Genetics: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    An introduction to fundamental topics related to human genetics, including illustrations and basic explanations of genetics concepts. Cells and DNA How Genes Work Variants and Health Inheriting Genetic Conditions Genetics and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding - Genetics
  5. What is a cell?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... basic building blocks of all living things. The human body is composed of trillions of cells. They ... structures that perform certain tasks within the cell. Human cells contain the following major parts, listed in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/cell - Genetics
  6. What is DNA?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Nearly every cell ... A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine (T). Human DNA consists of about 3 billion bases, and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/dna - Genetics
  7. How many chromosomes do people have?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    In humans, each cell normally contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46. Twenty-two of these ... are the sex chromosomes. This picture of the human chromosomes lined up in pairs is called a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/basics/howmanychromosomes - Genetics
  8. What are genome-wide association studies?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) help scientists identify genes associated with a particular disease (or another trait). This method studies the entire ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/genomicresearch/gwastudies - Genetics
  9. Is hair color determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... them. The best-studied hair-color gene in humans is called MC1R . This gene provides instructions for ... Pelc A, Kayser M. Model-based prediction of human hair color using DNA variants. Hum Genet. 2011 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/haircolor - Genetics
  10. How are genetic conditions and genes named?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... an abbreviation of the name) for each known human gene. The HGNC is a nonprofit organization funded by the U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute and the UK's Wellcome ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../mutationsanddisorders/naming - Genetics
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