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Genes

• Last Edited: 6 Apr 2009
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Genes are functional units of the genetic material in the chromosomes of each cell. This material is desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA. Its structure looks like an intertwined ladder, the double helix. ...

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Causes of duchenne muscular dystrophy

• Last Edited: 25 Aug 2009
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy may be caused due to a inherited genetic disorder. The dystrophin gene lives on a chromosome called the X chromosome (like houses on a street, chromosomes= street and G...

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