If you have two copies of the same version of a gene, you are homozygous for that gene. If you have two different versions of a gene, you are heterozygous for that gene. In diseases caused by dominant ...

Heterozygous genotypes can affect traits like eye and skin color where one allele may be dominant over another. Certain diseases like sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis can have a heterozygote ...

What Is Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia? You've probably heard that you need to watch your cholesterol to keep heart disease away. That's also true of heterozygous familial ...

This study provides a comprehensive investigation of hemizygous genes in diploid plants, highlighting their distinct characteristics compared to diploid genes. By examining 22 genomes from contrasting ...

Objectives Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) confers a significant risk for premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the estimated prevalence of FH varies substantially among ...

Samples are an essential currency found when exploring planets on different difficulty levels. Each sample type -- common, rare, and super -- is used to purchase unique upgrades for your Ship Modules ...

Homozygous, or homozygosity, refers to the inheritance of genes from each biological parent. Inheriting faulty genes from both parents can cause a person to develop the associated condition. Genetic ...

Hemochromatosis is a condition in which too much iron builds up in the body. When people inherit the condition via their genes, it can be heterozygous or homozygous. “Heterozygous” means the person ...

Vurture, GW, Sedlazeck, FJ, Nattestad, M, Underwood, CJ, Fang, H, Gurtowski, J, Schatz, MC (2017) Bioinformatics doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btx153 ...

Eliot Brinton, MD, opens a discussion surrounding the treatment landscape for patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). Eliot Brinton, MD: I’m Dr Elliot Brinton. I’m the president ...