The transcriptome encompasses all of the RNA molecules in a sample - be that a whole organism or a single cell. It includes messenger RNA and noncoding RNA and can be different in different body tissues and at different times according to which genes are active when the sample is taken.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
A gene linked to heart development in the embryo also has a role in human immune system function, new research has found...
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