a small segment of DNA that carries hereditary information.
A gene is a short piece of DNA, which tells the body how to build a specific protein. There are approximately 30,000 genes in each cell of the human body. The combination of all genes makes up the blueprint for the human body and its functions.
A person's genetic makeup is called a genotype.
InformationGenes are located on strands of DNA, just like beads on a string. The DNA strands make up the chromosomes.
Chromosomes contain matching pairs of one copy of a specific gene. The gene occurs in the same position on each chromosome.
In females, one sex chromosome gets its gene from the mother, the other matching sex chromosome has the gene from the father.
In males, a single X chromosome comes from the mother and a non-matching Y chromosome comes from the father.
Genetic traits, such as eye color, are described as dominant or recessive:
Many personal characteristics, such as height, are determined by more than one gene. However, some diseases, such as sickle cell anemia, can be caused by a change in a single gene. For detailed information, see heredity and disease.
See also:
A gene is a short piece of DNA, which tells the body how to build a specific protein. There are approximately 30,000 genes in each cell of the human body. The combination of all genes makes up the blueprint for the human body and its functions.
A person's genetic makeup is called a genotype.
InformationGenes are located on strands of DNA, just like beads on a string. The DNA strands make up the chromosomes.
Chromosomes contain matching pairs of one copy of a specific gene. The gene occurs in the same position on each chromosome.
In females, one sex chromosome gets its gene from the mother, the other matching sex chromosome has the gene from the father.
In males, a single X chromosome comes from the mother and a non-matching Y chromosome comes from the father.
Genetic traits, such as eye color, are described as dominant or recessive:
Many personal characteristics, such as height, are determined by more than one gene. However, some diseases, such as sickle cell anemia, can be caused by a change in a single gene. For detailed information, see heredity and disease.
See also:
Reviewed ByReview Date: 02/17/2011
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
a small segment of DNA that carries hereditary information.
The HOX gene or the master gene of D1x
The gene that expresses itself over the other is Dominant. The former gene is recessive.
A gene that hidden or mask to another gene expression.
There is no Hispanic gene or Caucasian gene.
what are nod genesnod gene is nodulation gene and nif gene is nitrogen fixation gene.
Gene Snisky goes by Mean Gene, Gene Sinisky, Gene Snitsky, and The Foot Freak.
Gene Gene the Dancing Machine was born in 1932.
Gene Patton goes by Gene Gene The Dancing Machine.
The HOX gene or the master gene of D1x
The gene that expresses itself over the other is Dominant. The former gene is recessive.
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the liver gene
A gene that hidden or mask to another gene expression.
There is no Hispanic gene or Caucasian gene.
what are nod genesnod gene is nodulation gene and nif gene is nitrogen fixation gene.
Dystrophin gene / Xp21 gene / DMD gene: Found at locus Xp21 of the X chromosome, this is why it's called the (Xp21 gene) It's the gene responsible for Duchenne muscular dystrophy(DMD) when mutated, this is why it's called (DMD gene)