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  • Gene

    The basic unit of inheritance. Genes are made up of DNA and are arranged along a chromosome.
  • Gene Symbol

    Standardized abbrieviation of a gene name. For example, BRCA stands for “BReast CAncer.”
  • Genetic syndrome

    Conditions that have a unique combination of features that distinguish it from all other conditions.
  • Genome

    The complete genetic code of all the hereditary information contained in a person’s DNA. The genome includes all genetic information, meaning all the genes and the areas that do not give instructions for making proteins (called “non-coding DNA sequences”).
  • Genotype

    An individual’s collection of genes. Can also refer to the two alleles inherited for one gene at a specific location in the genome.
  • GINA

    Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act was signed into law in 2008 to protect Americans from genetic discrimination by health insurance companies and employers.
  • Guanine

    One of the four DNA bases, abbreviated as “G.” See base.

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Your genome is your entire genetic code or all of the DNA in a cell.

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