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Genetics is the branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics.

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Confusion about a gene's description

I have a very basic biology question. I am reading the description of gene FAM166A here, and I have no idea what "sequence similarity 166" means. What does 166 stand for, what is this gene's sequence …
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What is the function of cystine, cysteine, and cysteine protease?

I am not a biologist, and I have a probably dumb biological question. For some purpose, I need to understand the function of the CTNS gene, and here is the definition of it: "This gene encodes a seve …
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How TCGA CNV values are calculated?

I am very new to genetics, and I don't understand how that much deletion can occur in the gene. …