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HOW GENES ARE NAMED
You may wonder how genes are named. As you may have guessed, some names are abbreviations for the full gene names. Other genes are named after similar genes in other organisms. More ...

WHAT IS A CHROMOSOME?
Chromosomes are structures that contain genes. Chromosomes are visible with a microscope and are located in the nucleus of a cell. Almost every human chromosome contains thousands of individuals genes. More ...

HOW CHROMOSOME ABNORMALITIES HELP US FIND GENES
Genetic researchers use many different tools and strategies to look at the genetic material (DNA) inside our cells to find the exact gene(s) that cause a genetic disorder such as autism. More ...

HOW GENOME SCREENS HELP US FIND GENES
In order to determine the genes that may be involved, scientists also perform what are referred to as "genome screens." To do this they use maps of the chromosomes in order to look for genes. More ...