genome sequencing
Reading genetic code
Genome sequencing is the process of determining the complete DNA sequence of an organism's genetic material.
The technique maps out the order of nucleotides—the chemical building blocks of DNA—across all chromosomes.
Once prohibitively expensive, genome sequencing has become routine in medical diagnostics, ancestry testing, and research: Genome sequencing revealed she carried a mutation linked to breast cancer.
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- base pairsBonded DNA building blocks
- personalized medicineTreatment based on individual traits
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- base pairTwo matched nucleotides bonded
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- Medical Advancespenicillin, vaccine, X-ray, insulin pump, pacemaker
- Scientific Breakthroughsgerm theory, DNA discovery, relativity theory, Newtonian physics, atomic theory
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- DNA testsDNA test, paternity test, genetic test, DNA sample, genotyping
- Bioinformaticshomology, gap, mismatch, variant calling, PAM
- biotechnologygenetic engineering, bioengineering, DNA analysis, cloning, recombinant DNA
genome sequencinggene editing
Targeted DNA alteration
genetic engineering · genome editing · DNA manipulation · genetic modification · DNA synthesis