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  1. What are proteins and what do they do?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... molecules that play many critical roles in the body. They do most of the work in cells ... for the structure, function, and regulation of the body’s tissues and organs. Proteins are made up ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/howgeneswork/protein - Genetics
  2. What is a cell?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... building blocks of all living things. The human body is composed of trillions of cells. They provide structure for the body, take in nutrients from food, convert those nutrients ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/basics/cell - Genetics
  3. Can changes in the number of chromosomes affect health and development?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... problems with growth, development, and function of the body's systems. These changes can occur during the ... A condition in which every cell in the body has an extra set of chromosomes is not ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../chromosomalconditions - Genetics
  4. What are the ethical issues surrounding gene therapy?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    Because gene therapy involves making changes to the body’s basic building blocks (DNA), it raises many ... on gene therapy treatment has focused on targeting body (somatic) cells such as bone marrow or blood ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/therapy/ethics - Genetics
  5. Can changes in the structure of chromosomes affect health and development?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... problems with growth, development, and function of the body's systems. These changes can affect many genes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../mutationsanddisorders/structuralchanges - Genetics
  6. What are mRNA vaccines and how do they work?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    Vaccines help prevent infection by preparing the body to fight foreign invaders (such as bacteria, viruses, or other pathogens). All vaccines introduce into the body a harmless piece of a particular ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/therapy/mrnavaccines - Genetics
  7. How does gene therapy work?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... the cell and the structural basis of the body’s tissues. The instructions for making proteins are ... proteins that may be critical to how the body works. Fixing or compensating for disease-causing genetic ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/therapy/procedures - Genetics
  8. What is a gene variant and how do variants occur?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... s life in virtually every cell in the body. These variants are also called germline variants because ... certain cells, not in every cell in the body. Because non-inherited variants typically occur in somatic ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../mutationsanddisorders/genemutation - Genetics
  9. Is handedness determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... differentiates the right and left sides of the body (called right-left asymmetry). More specifically, handedness appears ... controls movement on the left side of the body, while the left hemisphere controls movement on the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/handedness - Genetics
  10. Are moles determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... understood. Most moles occur on parts of the body that are exposed to the sun (ultraviolet radiation), ... moles are often found on areas of the body that are not exposed, which suggests that factors ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/moles - Genetics
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