Genomic Medicine Flashcards
1
Q
What is omics?
A
umbrella term for the study of all scientific areas of interest that are described by terms using the suffix –ome
2
Q
what is alternative splicing?
A
A regulated process during gene expression that results in a single gene coding for multiple proteins. In this process, particular exons of a gene may be included within or excluded from the final, processed messenger RNA (mRNA) produced from that gene.
