A gene is the fundamental unit of heredity—a defined segment of DNA that encodes the information for a functional product, typically a protein or RNA, and that is transmitted from one generation to the next. Genes contain coding and regulatory sequences that determine when and where their products are made, and vari…
A gene is the fundamental unit of heredity—a defined segment of DNA that encodes the information for a functional product, typically a protein or RNA, and that is transmitted from one generation to the next. Genes contain coding and regulatory sequences that determine when and where their products are made, and variation in their sequence, including polymorphisms and mutations, underlies differences in traits and susceptibility to disease. The study of genes spans their structure, expression, regulation, and the consequences of variation, and is central to genetics, molecular biology, and the development of gene-based diagnostics and therapies. Research in this area examines gene polymorphisms, expression, and gene-based approaches to disease. The journal publishes peer-reviewed work relevant to genes, including studies of polymorphisms in tissue-factor and PPAR-alpha genes and coronary heart disease, vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in dyslipidemia, gene silencing in neuronal cells, gene therapy for heart failure, molecular evolutionary analysis of coronavirus spike-glycoprotein gene sequences, cytokine gene expression, gene architecture and phylogenetics, microRNA regulation of gene expression, and ACE gene polymorphism in metabolic disease. This work investigates the structure, variation, expression, and therapeutic manipulation of genes across diverse conditions, reflecting the field's interest in the gene as the basis of heredity and a focus for understanding and treating disease.
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