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However, analysis results in the Chinese HF cohort seem to support the female-specificity of the gene as the gene was associated with HF in females but not in males (data not shown).

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  1. noun A hereditary unit consisting of a sequence of DNA that occupies a specific location on a chromosome and determines a particular characteristic in an organism. Genes undergo mutation when their DNA sequence changes.

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  • When a gene is active, or as a geneticist would say, “expressed,” the sequence of the chemical units, or bases, in its DNA is used as a blueprint to produce a specific protein. —  Understanding the Genome
  • "By analyzing 250 breast tumor samples from patients, we found that this gene is amplified and overexpressed in over 30 to 40 percent of breast cancer cases," Kang said. —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • The spa gene was amplified using the following program: 15 min 95°C, 30 cycles of amplification that consisted of 45 sec at 95°C, 45 sec at 60°C, and 1.5 min at 72°C, and a final step of 7 min at 72°C. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • This gene is an oocyte secreted paracrine factor essential for mammalian ovarian folliculogenesis —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Goat embryos with the gene were then inserted into the wombs of surrogate mothers who gave birth to baby goats carrying the new trait. —  Winnipeg Sun
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  1. German Gen, from gen-, begetting, in Greek words (such as genos, race, offspring); see genə- in Indo-European roots.
 

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