Category: genetics 101


January 31, 2008

SNPwatch:Shuffling SNPs Have Opposite Effect in Men and Women

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SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may affect our bodies and health; but in most cases, more work is needed before this research can provide [...]

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January 4, 2008

My Genome is in a Tube of Spit?

The 23andMe Blog

Spit has DNA? Well, not exactly. Spit has cells in it, and the cells have DNA. For everything except bacteria (and some other types of single-celled organisms), DNA is wound up tightly inside a cellular structure called the “nucleus”. It’s actually pretty amazing how well it’s packed - the DNA [...]

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