Any organism is a by-product of both its genetic makeup and the environment. To understand this in detail, we must first appreciate some basic genetic vocabulary and concepts. Here, we provide ...

Genotype–phenotype databases contain data on genetic variants and associated phenotypes. In medical contexts, such databases are focused on disease-causing mutations and resulting diseases or ...

Genes come in different varieties, called alleles. Somatic cells contain two alleles for every gene, with one allele provided by each parent of an organism. Often, it is impossible to determine which ...