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Polymorphisms

Polymorphism, as related to genomics, refers to the presence of two or more variant forms of a specific DNA sequence that can occur among different individuals or populations.  https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Polymorphism UGenome.IOMaking genomic medicine...

Somatic Variations

Somatic variation refers to DNA changes (mutations) that happen in body cells (somatic cells) after conception, not in reproductive cells (sperm/egg), meaning they aren't inherited by offspring but can affect the individual, often causing sporadic cancers,...

System Biology

System biology is an approach in biomedical research to understanding the larger picture—be it at the level of the organism, tissue, or cell—by putting its pieces together. It’s in stark contrast to decades of reductionist biology, which involves taking the pieces...

Proteomics

The complete evaluation of the function and structure of proteins to understand an organism’s...

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Gene Ontology

Gene ontology is a structured, standardized representation of biological knowledge. GO describes...

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Gene

A gene is a fundamental unit of heredity, a segment of DNA (or in some cases RNA) that contains...

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Genome

A genome is an organism's complete set of DNA, including all its genes and the non-coding DNA...

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