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List of terms for Genomics

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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

The chemical that comprises the genetic material of all cellular organisms. [WHO: Genomics and World Health]

Dominant

The physical characteristics of an organism are determined by a pair of alleles (copies of a gene). An allele is described as dominant if its characteristics are expressed when it is paired with a recessive allele.

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