Monoamine Oxidase A (MAOA)- The Warrior Gene
“The low expressive MAOA gene variant is associated with extreme aggression and anger and, therefore, referred to as the Warrior gene. It is also involved in criminality and antisocial behavior.“ […]
What is Loss of Heterozygosity? How It is Associated with Cancer?
“Loss of Heterozygosity (LOH) is defined as the absence of one normal parental allele or gene (or part of the chromosome) in an organism which usually results in cancer.“ Like
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5 Important Functions of DNA Supercoiling
DNA supercoiling is a process to make DNA fit inside the cell nucleus and regulates transcriptional activities. But do you know it performs 5 other functions for a cell too?
Importance of Molecular Phylogeny
“Molecular phylogeny is a science to construct a phylogenetic tree by using the nucleic acid sequence information.” Phylogeny, a branch of genetics and/or evolutionary science, has a specialization in representing
What is a Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) gene?
Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) gene forms the sonic hedgehog protein having a pivotal function in embryonic morphogenesis. Yesterday night I was watching a TV show on Sony BBC earth (the copyright
Maternal Cell Contamination In Prenatal Genetic Testing
“Maternal cell contamination is defined as the presence of maternal cells in a fetal sample such as amniotic fluid or chorionic villi. It creates preanalytical problems during testing.” Prenatal genetic
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