human genome

collocation in English

meaningsofhumanandgenome

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human
adjective
uk
/ˈhjuː.mən/us
/ˈhjuː.mən/
being, relating to, or belonging to a person or to people as opposed ...
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genome
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒiː.nəʊm/us
/ˈdʒiː.noʊm/
the complete set of genetic material of a human, animal, plant, or other ...
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(Definition ofhumanandgenomefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The size of the bread wheat genome, being 5 times larger than thehumangenome, is a considerable challenge for map-based cloning.
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The movement of science compels this, as we learn more about the particulars of thehumangenome.
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Forces shaping the fastest evolving regions in thehumangenome.
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Interestingly, the recent results fromhumangenomesequencing have revealed that each category of repeated sequences possesses a specific dynamics in space and time.
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By definition, therefore, collection limitation vis-a-vis thehumangenomewould seem to be an impossibility.
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Understanding thehumangenomecould also allow selective and malign manipulation of the human species.
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The promise of the genetic revolution and the enormous advances that will flow from sequencing thehumangenomegive further emphasis to complexity.
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The current level of analysis is very focused on the discovery of single genes with the sequencing of the entirehumangenome.
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Alleles that increased paternal investment should have been selected into thehumangenomewithin the past 200,000 years, and these alleles should be nearly universal.
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It is, therefore, feasible to screen the entirehumangenomeusing linkage studies involving some 300-400 polymorphic markers.
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A comprehensive genetic map of thehumangenomebased on 5264 microsatellites.
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It has been reopened with the advance of research in human genetics and the resulting perspectives of future intervention into thehumangenome.
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We excluded more than 70% of thehumangenomefrom the 290 markers that were tested.
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How will knowledge of thehumangenomeaffect drug therapy?
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