The importance of RNA structures has been observed in the life cycle of RNA-containing viruses, including the influenza virus. At…
The ability to predict how a mutation affects ligand binding is an essential step in understanding, anticipating and improving the…
In genetics, a dynamic mutation is an unstable heritable element where the chances of expression of a mutant phenotype is a function of…
Somatic hypermutation is also known as SHM that is a cellular mechanism by which the immune system adjusts to the new foreign elements that confront it…
Amino Acids Amino acids are naturally occurring organic compounds that combine to form proteins. Amino acids and proteins are the building blocks of…
The word ‘polymorphism’ literally means ‘a state of having many shapes’ or ‘the capacity to take on different forms’. Polymorphism occurs…
The term variant can be used to describe an alteration that may be benign, pathogenic or of unknown significance. The term variant is increasingly…
Mutations & Its Types A mutation is a change that occurs in the DNA sequence, either due to mistakes when…