100 Common Genetic Disorders
“Genetic disorders occur due to alterations in either gene, DNA or chromosome which can cause serious health or medical problems.” Genetic disorders are congenital, commonly, however not in all cases….
Continue readingMutagen: Definition, Types and Effect
“Mutagen is a physical, chemical or biological agent that causes mutation by altering the genetic material which possibly results in the disease condition.” In a simple language, we can say…
Continue readingWhat Is A Point Mutation?
“A mutation occurs at a single base on a polynucleotide DNA chain is called point mutation.” A mutation is a natural event that changes the genetic constitution of a genome,…
Continue readingAn Introduction To Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP)
A single nucleotide variation (deletion/ addition) occurred at the specific location into the genome is called an SNP, single nucleotide polymorphism often abbreviated as SNP, snip or snips. The human…
Continue readingSite-Directed Mutagenesis: Methods and Applications
“The site-directed mutagenesis is an artificial (in vitro) technique for introducing mutation or alteration into the target (known) DNA sequence.” In simple words, we can say that by using artificial…
Continue readingGenetic Mutations- Definition, Types, Causes and Examples
“A mutation is a change or alteration happens in a DNA, gene, or chromosome due to intrinsic or extrinsic factors such as an error in replication or exposure to UV…
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