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Response written by: Elphège Nora, PhD - postdoctoral researcher in Edith Heard's laboratory, Institut Curie
Each cell of the body produces molecules known as proteins. The structure of proteins...
Read more...Response written by: Elphège Nora, PhD - postdoctoral researcher in Edith Heard's laboratory, Institut Curie
Germ cells of human beings (and all other organism actually) are unfortunately unable...
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| Wild type |
Describes the most common natural variant of an allele. Term is used to contrast a mutant genotype.
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| Williams-Beuren syndrome |
Characterised by 'elfin' facial appearance, mental retardation, cheerful disposition, unusual linguistic capacity and cardiovascular problems. Often caused by deletion of region q11.2 from chromosome 7.
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