• In 2003, the entirety of chromosome 6 was manually annotated for proteins, resulting in the identification of 1,557 genes, and 633 pseudogenes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Because researchers use different approaches to genome annotation their predictions of the number of genes on each chromosome varies (for technical details, see gene prediction). (wikipedia.org)
  • So CCDS's gene number prediction represents a lower bound on the total number of human protein-coding genes. (wikipedia.org)
  • The following is a partial list of genes on human chromosome 6. (wikipedia.org)
  • Genes Chromosomes Cancer. (umassmed.edu)
  • We introduce chromosome conformation capture protocols for brain and compare higher-order chromatin structures at the chromosome 6p22.2-22.1 schizophrenia and bipolar disorder susceptibility locus, and additional neurodevelopmental risk genes, (DPP10, MCPH1) in adult prefrontal cortex and various cell culture systems, including neurons derived from reprogrammed skin cells. (nih.gov)
  • The chromosomes contain an estimated 10-15,000 genes, including those whose defects may lead to genetically linked diseases such as certain forms of kidney disease, prostate and colorectal cancer, leukemia, hypertension, diabetes and atherosclerosis. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Disease-linked genes on this chromosome include those for colorectal cancer, basal cell carcinoma, acute myelogenous leukemia, salt-resistant hypertension and a type of dwarfism. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Studies have implicated genes on this chromosome in the development of breast and prostate cancer, Crohn's disease and adult polycystic kidney disease, which affects an estimated five million people worldwide. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Genes involved in repair of DNA damage as well as those associated with atherosclerosis and diabetes mellitus are located on chromosome 19. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Hatton, KS & Schildkraut, CL 1990, ' The mouse immunoglobulin kappa light-chain genes are located in early- and late-replicating regions of chromosome 6 ', Molecular and cellular biology , vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 4314-4323. (elsevierpure.com)
  • This "mobile DNA" or "jumping genes" creates the genetic diversity that allows for the evolution of organisms as diverse as giraffes, humans and manta rays. (epicofevolution.com)
  • Chromosomes can be compared to the building that houses the library because they are structures that contain many genes, similar to how a building contains many books on its shelves. (proprofs.com)
  • Crop wild relatives provide a valuable source of genes and allelic variants for abiotic stress tolerance, disease resistance and quality traits that are important for breeding, particularly in the context of human population growth and a changing climate. (nature.com)
  • Chromosomes are strings of genes that contain the instructions for all the functions within a cell. (nbcnews.com)
  • They also inserted strings of DNA to serve as identifying markers, as well as codes for shuffling the genes in the chromosome like sections in a loose-leaf binder. (nbcnews.com)
  • Then the researchers used a technology called SCRaMbLE (Synthetic Chromosome Recombination and Modification by LoxP-mediated Evolution) to shuffle the genes in the synthetic chromosome. (nbcnews.com)
  • Genes come in pairs. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Recessive inheritance means both genes in a pair must be abnormal to cause disease. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Figure 3 shows how children get their chromosomes and, therefore, their genes and DNA from their parents. (cdc.gov)
  • The interaction of genes with each other and with environmental factors underlies many aspects of human health and disease. (who.int)
  • These conditions are described as genetic diseases because a defect in one or more genes or chromosomes leads to a pathological condition. (who.int)
  • Human Molecular Genetics. (wikipedia.org)
  • We predict that the exploration of three-dimensional genome architectures and function will open up new frontiers in human brain research and psychiatric genetics and provide novel insights into the epigenetic risk architectures of regulatory noncoding DNA. (nih.gov)
  • Human Genetics 118, 245-254. (umaryland.edu)
  • Human Molecular Genetics , 20 (16), 3304-3321. (elsevierpure.com)
  • The genetics of chromosome pairing and meiotic recombination is complicated by the allopolyploid nature of many crops, a widespread feature in the plant kingdom 3 . (nature.com)
  • American journal of human genetics. (wustl.edu)
  • Human genetics and patterns of inheritance. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Despite of the extraordinary importance that all new knowledge on human genetics will have in dental clinics, little efforts have been made to prepare undergraduates in relation to this new information and technology. (bvsalud.org)
  • 2003). A large set of Finnish affected sibling pair families with type 2 diabetes suggests susceptibility loci on chromosomes 6, 11, and 14. (umaryland.edu)
  • A single pair of oligonucleotide primers amplifies these two nonallelic loci, each of which contains polymorphism in the number of pentanucleotide units. (wayne.edu)
  • The overlapping size range of the Xand Y-chromosome alleles indicated a more complex distribution of alleles at these two loci than previously reported. (wayne.edu)
  • Short tandem repeats (STRs) compose approximately 3% of the genome, and mutations at STR loci have been linked to dozens of human diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Friedreich ataxia, Huntington disease, and fragile X syndrome. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In wheat, a complex allohexaploid that has a diploid-like behaviour, meiotic recombination between homoeologous or alien chromosomes is suppressed through the action of several loci. (nature.com)
  • Genetic and cytogenetic studies have revealed the presence of several pairing homoeologous ( Ph ) loci that ensure wheat behaves as a diploid during meiosis, with only homologous chromosomes of the same sub-genome (AA, BB or DD) pairing and recombining. (nature.com)
  • Based on a previous GWAS study, 14 DA associated loci and flanking regions were selected for NGS (6,996,180 base pairs). (cdc.gov)
  • Chromosome 6 spans more than 172 million base pairs (the building material of DNA) and represents between 5.5 and 6% of the total DNA in cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • In some WM cells, a piece of a chromosome is missing. (cancer.org)
  • it contains instructions for making all the protein molecules for all the different kinds of cells of the human body - neurons in the brain, red blood cells, bone tissue, liver cells, etc. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Myelin, a fatty layer accumulates around nerve cells to allow nerve impulses to move more quickly - protecting the neuron and acting like an insulation for the human brain. (bartleby.com)
  • The majority of cells exhibit extensive asynapsis across the inverted segment, or a normal looking synaptonemal complex indicative of heterologous pairing along the length of the inversion. (bmj.com)
  • Most cells have a complete copy of the genetic information and theoretically are capable of recreating the whole human body. (oversigma.com)
  • 9- In plant cells, a _____________________ develops at the midpoint between the two groups of chromosomes in a dividing cell, forming the wall between the two new daughter cells. (justaaa.com)
  • Interleukin-21 (IL-21) was first identified in 2000 through screening of a cDNA library from CD3+ human T cells [ 1 ]. (intechopen.com)
  • 5. In 2001, France and Germany requested the United Nations General Assembly to develop international conventions on human reproductive cloning, therapeutic cloning and research on stem cells. (who.int)
  • the human body has apx 100 trillion cells each of which contain 46 chromosomes. (scienceagogo.com)
  • FLT3 (FMS-related tyrosine kinase 3) located on chromosome 13q12.2 encodes a receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) that activates the Ras and PI3 kinase pathway leading to the increased proliferation and inhibition of apoptosis in hemopoietic progenitor cells [ 7 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Chromosomes got their name by early cell biologists when they observed certain dark-staining objects in dividing cells. (carnivorousplants.org)
  • In human dividing cells 46 chromosomes can be observed. (carnivorousplants.org)
  • We have recently reported that ascitic cells from a human ovarian carcinoma have a 10- to 20-fold K-ras amplification and that the level of such amplification did not change over a 9-month period during which the patient received chemotherapy and underwent clinical progression. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • Human cells typically contain 23 pairs of chromosomes. (nbcnews.com)
  • Yeast cells have 16 pairs. (nbcnews.com)
  • They were relieved to find that the yeast cells with the synthetic chromosome, called SynIII, generally functioned as well as cells with the natural chromosome. (nbcnews.com)
  • HG consists of 23 pairs of chromosomes existing in all diploid cells of human beings, where DNA is found and all genetic features of an individual is stored 6 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Usually, human cells have 46 chromosomes that occur in 23 pairs. (cdc.gov)
  • [ 6 ] Cells deficient in the HPS5 protein maintain early-stage melanosome formation and Pmel-17 trafficking. (medscape.com)
  • By extending the linkage analysis to 13 families with AR-JP, we discovered strong evidence for the localization of the AR-JP gene at chromosome 6q25.2-27, including the SOD2 locus, with the maximal cumulative pairwise LOD scores of 7.26 and 7.71 at D6S305 (theta = .03) and D6S253 (theta = .02), respectively. (nih.gov)
  • Mutations in the recently identified MEN1 gene at chromosome 11q13 have been found in parathyroid tumors of nonfamilial pHPT. (lu.se)
  • Zygote is diploid which contains 23 chromosomes from mother and 23 from father. (physicscatalyst.com)
  • For researchers who wish to convert T/S ratio to base pairs (bp), the formula is (3,274 + 2,413 * (T/S)). The conversion from T/S ratio to bp is calculated based on comparison of telomeric restriction fragment (TRF) length from Southern blot analysis and T/S ratios using DNA samples from the human diploid fibroblast cell line IMR90 at different population doublings. (cdc.gov)
  • We compared the global pattern of variation at two homologous microsatellites mapping to the long arm of the X chromosome (DXYS156X) and to the short arm of the Y chromosome (DXYS156Y) in humans. (wayne.edu)
  • Subsequent physical mapping localised Ph1 to a 2.5 Mbp region on chromosome 5BL 15 . (nature.com)
  • The Human Genome Project (HGP) started in the United States of America aiming at sequencing and mapping the human genetic code. (bvsalud.org)
  • 11 SNPs exceeded genome-wide significance with the strongest association with rs12913832 SNP on chromosome 15, mapping to HERC2 gene (p=6.94x10-14). (cdc.gov)
  • A method is proposed to allow quantitative estimates to be made of mutation frequency.The induction of SCE and cytogenetic aberrations in human lymphocytes and point-mutation in Salmonella has been investigated following exposure to a range of selected direct-acting chemical mutagens. (soton.ac.uk)
  • The cytogenetic abnormalities were described according to the International System for Human Cytogenetic Nomenclature (ISCN). (hindawi.com)
  • Allelic loss at 11q13 was detected in 13 tumors, and 6 of them demonstrated previously unrecognized somatic missense and frameshift deletion mutations of the MEN1 gene. (lu.se)
  • Analysis of the irradiation-mutant ph2a in comparison to the syntenic region on rice chromosome 1 estimated the deletion to be at least 80 Mb in size 22 , but more likely to span a 120 to 125 Mb region 23 on the terminal portion of 3DS. (nature.com)
  • Here, we show that chromosome conformation capture, a widely used approach to study higher-order chromatin, is applicable to tissue collected postmortem, thereby informing about genome organization in the human brain. (nih.gov)
  • Recombination is the swapping of DNA between the chromosomes within a pair. (thetech.org)
  • Since the recombination we have been talking about happens in the egg or sperm, this means the recombined chromosomes end up in someone's children. (thetech.org)
  • Here, we report positional cloning of Pairing homoeologous 2 (Ph2) and functional validation of the wheat DNA mismatch repair protein MSH7-3D as a key inhibitor of homoeologous recombination, thus solving a half-century-old question. (nature.com)
  • ZIP4 is a ZMM protein involved in homologous recombination and may act as a hub through physical interactions with components of the chromosome axis and other ZMMs 19 . (nature.com)
  • If you already know about chromosomal evolution or do not care, jump directly to information on Drosera chromosome numbers. (carnivorousplants.org)
  • The human leukocyte antigen lies on chromosome 6, with the exception of the gene for β2-microglobulin (which is located on chromosome 15), and encodes cell-surface antigen-presenting proteins among other functions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Less than 1.5% of the human genome encodes protein. (nih.gov)
  • 6- A specific sequence of DNA that codes for a particular protein. (justaaa.com)
  • The hOAT3 cDNA consisted of 2179 base pairs that encoded a 543-amino-acid residue protein with 12 putative transmembrane domains. (aspetjournals.org)
  • The hOAT3 protein was shown to be localized in the basolateral membrane of renal proximal tubules and the hOAT3 gene was determined to be located on the human chromosome 11q12-q13.3 by fluorescent in situ hybridization analysis. (aspetjournals.org)
  • This whole package of DNA (genome) and protein (epigenome) in a chromosome is what controls the development and maintenance of eukaryotic organisms (protists, fungi, animals, and plants). (carnivorousplants.org)
  • Synteny analysis revealed that only chromosome 6 showed complete concordant segregation with COL11A2. (hku.hk)
  • Institute researchers will continue to improve both the completeness and accuracy of the genetic information as they produce the final sequence of the chromosomes over the next several years. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Details about the chromosomes' draft sequence are expected to be published this summer as part of scientific articles describing the entire draft sequence. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The Department of Energy began the Human Genome Project in 1986 to map and determine the complete DNA sequence of the human genome. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Therefore, we investigated the 17 Yfiler Y-STRs in 1,730-1,764 DNA-confirmed father-son pairs per locus and found 84 sequence-confirmed mutations among the 29,792 meiotic transfers covered. (springer.com)
  • The pins and white diamonds on this illustration show where changes were made in the native sequence of yeast chromosome III to produce a custom-designed synthetic chromosome. (nbcnews.com)
  • The obtained isochore and superstructure coordinates in the first complete T2T human sequence are now shared in a public database. (bvsalud.org)
  • Of these, studying DNA-confirmed father-son pairs is the most reliable approach but only if the number of father-son pairs investigated is large enough to reveal reliable mutation rate estimates. (springer.com)
  • A mutation in a gene on one of the first 22 nonsex chromosomes can lead to an autosomal disorder. (medlineplus.gov)
  • HPS-2 is caused by a mutation in the gene encoding the beta-3A subunit of the heterotetrameric AP3 complex ( ADTB3A ), which resides on chromosome 5. (medscape.com)
  • The Joint Genome Institute, established in 1997, is one of the largest publicly funded human genome sequencing centers in the world. (sciencedaily.com)
  • WHA50.37 of 1997 argues that human cloning is ethically unacceptable and contrary to human integrity and morality. (who.int)
  • Dmin has been found in a lot of human neoplasia especially solid tumors [ 2 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Allelic loss at 11q13 was detected in 13 tumors, and 6 of them demonstrated previously. (lu.se)
  • This cell line may represent a useful model to investigate the significance of the K-ras gene product for the pathogenesis of human tumors. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • Ans 6: Gene ---Fundamental unit of heredity, it codes for the proteins and determines the phenotype. (justaaa.com)
  • It was not until the early 20 th century that it was demonstrated that chromosomes contain the material of hereditary and it took until the middle 20 th century to determine that DNA in chromosomes was the principle coding molecule of heredity. (carnivorousplants.org)
  • The 4q subtelomere harboring the FSHD locus is specifically anchored with peripheral heterochromatin unlike most human telomeres. (umassmed.edu)
  • Telomeres are a protective nucleoprotein structure at each chromosome end. (cdc.gov)
  • Researchers, journalists, and inquiring minds want to know more about telomeres, which seem to hold clues to human aging and age-related diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • With artemisinin, the SNPs occurs at the Kelch 13-propeller gene locus on chromosome 13. (bvsalud.org)
  • Classical human leucocyte antigen (HLA) variants at 2-digit and 4-digit resolution were obtained via imputation from single marker genotypes. (edu.au)
  • Here, we report the crystal structure of B5 antigen-binding fragments (Fabs) in complex with recombinant OspC type A (OspC(A)). Each OspC monomer within the homodimer was bound by a single B5 Fab in a side-on orientation, with contact points along OspC's -helix 1 and -helix 6, as well as interactions with the loop between -helices 5 and 6. (cdc.gov)
  • We used 10 different HRV primer pairs and also retested specimens by using the original primer pair with our standard reagents and equipment ( 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • It is this side of molecular biology that is data intensive and is embodied in the Human Genome Project, a burgeoning scientific endeavor producing vast amounts of new information that researchers must select from to advance their investigations. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Introduction: The Human Genome Project (HGP) has allowed for advances in diagnosis and prevention of diseases. (bvsalud.org)
  • However, vast portions of the human genome are subject to transcriptional and epigenetic regulation, and many noncoding regulatory DNA elements are thought to regulate the spatial organization of interphase chromosomes. (nih.gov)
  • Short tandem repeats (STRs), or microsatellites, are 1-6 base pair (bp) motifs of repeating units of DNA. (biomedcentral.com)
  • C) on chromosome 4q25 with atrial fibrillation (AF), but phenotype alterations conferred by this SNP have not been described. (nature.com)
  • This assembly phenomenon of the human chromosome 6 gives researchers an opportunity to investigate the origin of the ENC on chromosome 6. (wikipedia.org)
  • Researchers at the Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute in Walnut Creek, California, have decoded in draft form the genetic information on human chromosomes 5, 16 and 19. (sciencedaily.com)
  • April 13, 2000 -- U.S. Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson announced today that researchers at the Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute in Walnut Creek, California, have decoded in draft form the genetic information on human chromosomes 5, 16 and 19. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The three chromosomes sequenced by Department of Energy researchers contain more than 300 million base pairs, or an estimated 11 percent of the total human genome. (sciencedaily.com)
  • To date the researchers have sequenced a working draft of the three chromosomes, leaving some scattered gaps in less gene-rich areas. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The information on chromosomes 5, 16 and 19 is available freely without restrictions to researchers in academia and industry through the public database, GenBank. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The researchers started out with 316,617 base pairs in the natural chromosome, and slimmed the code down to 272,871 base pairs. (nbcnews.com)
  • We conducted a preliminary comparison of the relative sensitivity of a cross-section of published HRV-specific PCR primer pairs (most of which were first published before HRV-C was reported), independent of most variables described above, by testing a panel of 57 clinical specimen nucleic acid extracts from combined nose and throat swabs from preschool children with colds and influenza-like illnesses in Melbourne, Australia. (cdc.gov)
  • Chromosomes and hybrids. (carnivorousplants.org)
  • The fate of plant hybrids in nature depends very much on the compatibility of the chromosomes of the parents, which parent is the seed parent, and the exact circumstances of the event. (carnivorousplants.org)
  • The more similar the chromosomes (the genome and epigenome as well as chromosome number) the more likely hybrids will form and reproduce but also the more likely the net result will only be the introgression of genetic material from one species to the other. (carnivorousplants.org)
  • The more different the chromosomes of the hybrids are the more likely hybridization will result in a speciation event. (carnivorousplants.org)
  • The genomic clone containing the α2(XI) gene has been used as probe in the Southern blot analysis of DNA from a panel of human/hamster somatic cell hybrids containing different numbers and combinations of human chromosomes. (hku.hk)
  • Before observing SCE's in chemically treated lymphocytes the spontaneous SCE frequency in human lymphocytes was investigated for natural variation eg due to donor age or sex differences. (soton.ac.uk)
  • Contrasting patterns of X-chromosome-linked and Y-chromosome-linked variation were reflected in statistically significant differences in genetic diversity values among geographic regions and between X and Y chromosomes. (wayne.edu)
  • Fluctuation analysis reveals that these compositional structures can be classified into three main categories: (1) short-range heterogeneities (below a few kilobase pairs (Kbp)) primarily attributed to the alternation of coding and noncoding regions, interspersed or tandem repeats densities, etc. (bvsalud.org)
  • The first 22 pairs of chromosomes, called number 1 to 22, are the same in males and females. (cdc.gov)
  • Abnormalities that affect autosomes (the 22 paired chromosomes that are alike in males and females) are more common than those that affect. (msdmanuals.com)
  • After B. burgdorferi is deposited into the skin of a human host, it replicates locally and spreads systemically, often resulting in clinical manifestations involving the central nervous system, joints, and/or heart. (cdc.gov)
  • Chromosome linkage analysis revealed the disease-causing gene to be located near the centromere on the long arm of chromosome 6. (nih.gov)
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (umassmed.edu)
  • DNA solves crimes, allows correct pairing of organ donors and recipients, facilitates prenatal testing for in utero abnormalities and creates clones. (sltrib.com)
  • The project to map out the human genome took 13 years, decoded 3 billion base pairs in human's 23 chromosomes, and cost $2.7 billion. (inspirationfeed.com)
  • Thats 4 base pairs needing 2 bits to encode so you can transcribe a full human DNA in 6GB of data. (scienceagogo.com)
  • Boeke compared the job to writing a crowdsourced book, where every letter of the book is a DNA base pair. (nbcnews.com)
  • At the lowest level, 50 to 75 base-pair letters were combined into words. (nbcnews.com)
  • Those words were strung together into paragraphs consisting of 750 to 1,000 base pairs. (nbcnews.com)
  • Base pair estimates are only comparable for T/S ratio data produced with the same reference standard and the same lab procedures. (cdc.gov)
  • While comparisons across studies of telomere length in base pairs are commonly done, it is not highly accurate. (cdc.gov)
  • In this variant, a 16-base pair frame shift duplication occurs at exon 15 of the HPS1 gene. (medscape.com)
  • People normally have two copies of this chromosome. (wikipedia.org)
  • So we have two copies of chromosome 1, two copies of chromosome 2, and so on up to chromosome 22. (thetech.org)
  • This is significant as an example of synthetic genomes aimed well beyond making mere copies of chromosomes," Harvard geneticist George Church, who was not involved in the project, told NBC News. (nbcnews.com)
  • The PITX gene encode the paired-like homeodomain transcription factor family. (nature.com)
  • Sirenomelia is a very rare limb anomaly in which the normally paired lower limbs are replaced by a single midline limb. (cdc.gov)
  • Some genetic diseases, such as haemophilia, are carried on the X-chromosome (these X-linked disorders occur mainly in men). (who.int)
  • Bailar, Eisenberg, and Mantel Test of Temporal Clustering Bailar, Eisenberg, and Mantel suggested a test of temporal clustering based on the number of pairs of cases in a given area that occur within a specified length of time d of each other (9). (cdc.gov)
  • The centromere of chromosome 6 illustrates an interesting example of centromere evolution. (wikipedia.org)
  • It was known that in a Catarrhini ancestor the chromosome 6 centromere was situated near position 26 Mb of the modern human chromosome. (wikipedia.org)
  • In case of humans, the old centromere went defunct and a more recent form emerged near the modern position of human cen6 (size of 60 Mb). (wikipedia.org)
  • This case study reports a rare double minute chromosome via FLT3 amplification in CMML by using array-based comparative genomic hybridization and fluorescence in situ hybridization analyses. (hindawi.com)
  • Des isolats suspects de Staphylococcus ont d'abord été identifiés par l'analyse biochimique classique, puis les souches confirmées par amplification en chaîne par polymérase (29 isolats de S. aureus et 17 isolats de S. saprophyticus) ont été analysées pour déterminer leur sensibilité aux différents antimicrobiens. (who.int)
  • It is composed of combinations of 3 billion pairs of four chemicals known as nucleotides: adenine and thymine, or guanine and cytosine ( Box 4.1 ). (nationalacademies.org)
  • RESULTS: Forty-two markers gave rise to genome-wide significant association signals, all contained within the HLA region on chromosome 6 (best p=4.2×10(-10) for SNP rs4143332). (edu.au)
  • Crossing over is reduced in the No 1 bivalent with only a rare chiasma being seen in the inverted region at metaphase I. Males heterozygous for a pericentric inversion in chromosome 1 appear to be at severe risk for infertility brought about by spermatogenic disturbance. (bmj.com)
  • 3. Creating awareness among ministries of health in the African Region will provide them with critical and relevant information on the reproductive cloning of human beings and its implications to the health status of the general population. (who.int)
  • The region on chromosome 6 containing markers D06G034 and D06G035 demonstrated evidence for linkage, consistent with the underlying genetic model. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Pericentric inversion in human chromosome 1 and the risk for male sterility. (bmj.com)
  • A pericentric inversion in chromosome 1 of a severely oligospermic human male is reported. (bmj.com)
  • We used these residuals as quantitative traits in variance components linkage scans for the 50 replicates of the general population simulated data for chromosomes 6 and 7. (elsevierpure.com)
  • In each human cell, the DNA is packaged in 23 pairs of chromosomes. (cancer.org)
  • We can think about the human body as a self-organized collective of clones of a single fertilized egg cell. (oversigma.com)
  • Each cell of the human body is an elaborate bio-chemical computer. (oversigma.com)
  • The cell reproduction processes require terabytes of chromosome DNA information to be copied every second within the body. (oversigma.com)
  • 6 GB of data could not store the amount of information needed to use to rebuild a single human cell and have all the parts in the right place and place that cell in the right place. (scienceagogo.com)
  • Each DNA molecule in a cell forms a single chromosome. (epicofevolution.com)
  • There are 23 pairs of chromosomes in the cell of human body. (physicscatalyst.com)
  • Within each cell of a person's body, the genetic instructions (DNA) are packaged into larger units called chromosomes. (cdc.gov)
  • J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 116(6):591-598. (cdc.gov)
  • In spite of our lack of attention to chromosomes and chromosome numbers in formally defining species, it is the chromosomes and the genetic material they contain that define true species and control the evolution of new species. (carnivorousplants.org)
  • A cDNA encoding a multispecific organic anion transporter 3 (hOAT3) was isolated from a human kidney cDNA library. (aspetjournals.org)
  • Among the OAT isoforms, rOAT3, as well as rOAT1, exhibits a markedly wide substrate selectivity, and its human homolog is considered a key molecule in the renal handling of organic anions. (aspetjournals.org)