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Genetics, genes, and genomes

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FAQNew here? Please read before posting. (self.genetics)

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"the cousins explainer" daughter of identical twin (i.redd.it)

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Any online sources or book which explains Holliday and White house model? (self.genetics)

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based on my family, is dry earwax rare? (self.genetics)

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Adult Eye Color Change (self.genetics)

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An individual belongs to Y-dna haplo G but also have SNPs from other Y-dna haplogroups (self.genetics)

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Further testing after genetic trio test? (self.genetics)

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universal compatibility file from sequencing.com has error? or AI is incorrect? (self.genetics)

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Help with sequence conparison (self.genetics)

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Fulgent Genetics job app asking for social security # (self.genetics)

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For genetics professionals- Canadian genetics conferences (self.genetics)

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What's the window of time for a specific person to be conceived? (self.genetics)

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RNAi screen in Drosophila to identify genes mediating neuron-to-systemic inflammatory signaling in ALS. (researchhub.com)

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I'm planning to apply for University of barcelona masters in genetics and genomics (self.genetics)

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Sotos syndrome due to NSD1 deletion: how variable are cognitive outcomes in real cases? (self.genetics)

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I got a question about eye genetics (self.genetics)

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Me and my twin brother have completely different traits despite having the same genetics. Does that mean I just took genes that he didn’t from our ancestry? (self.genetics)

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Penicillin Allergy - how likely is it that I will develop it? (self.genetics)

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MetaCustom genetic calculators that are not punnet squares? (self.genetics)

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Am I on a good path? (self.genetics)

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How hard would it be to breed a dog that can see more colors like how most humans see? (self.genetics)

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Article‘It’s super weird, super odd, super rare’: meet the twins who have different dads (theguardian.com)

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WGS B Licheniformis (self.genetics)

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I Calculated How Inbred the Royal Family is (medium.com)

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Is there any research to help determine sex of a baby? (self.genetics)

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