Most genes contain the information needed to make functional molecules called proteins. (A few genes produce other molecules that help the cell assemble proteins.) The journey…
In some cases, gene mutations are so severe that they prevent an embryo from surviving until birth. These changes occur…
During the last decades, Cytogenetic and Genome Research has been the leading forum for original reports and reviews in human, animal, insect,…
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…
Mutations & Its Types A mutation is a change that occurs in the DNA sequence, either due to mistakes when…