Author: workhouse123
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What is a virus and its classification?
Viruses are categorized based upon their type of nucleic acid (DNA viruses in yellow boxes and RNA viruses in blue boxes) and further classified based upon distinguishing characteristics. Note the nucleic acid, size, and architectural differences between viruses of different families.
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What are the 5 most common viruses?
Common viral illnesses include colds, the flu, COVID-19, norovirus (“stomach flu”), HPV (warts) and herpes simplex virus (cold sores).
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What is virus explain?
A virus is an infectious microbe consisting of a segment of nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein coat
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Why is genetics important?
Genetics helps to explain: What makes you unique, or one of a kind. Why family members look alike. Why some diseases like diabetes or cancer run in families.
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What are branches of genetics?
To understand the field of Human Genetics in to, we need to expose to various overlapping fields in human genetics like classical genetics, population genetics, cytogenetics, behavioral genetics, molecular genetics, biochemical genetics and Epigenetics.
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What is a gene example?
Our genes carry information that gets passed from one generation to the next. For example, genes are why one child has blonde hair like their mother, while their sibling has brown hair like their father. Genes also determine why some illnesses run in families and whether babies will be male or female
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Where is DNA stored?
Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus (where it is called nuclear DNA), but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria (where it is called mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA).
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What is the difference between DNA and a gene?
DNA, genes and chromosomes work together to make you who you are. Chromosomes carry DNA in cells. DNA is responsible for building and maintaining your human structure. Genes are segments of your DNA, which give you physical characteristics that make you unique.