Term | Explanation |
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Allele | Alternative form of gene |
Epistasis | The interaction of two or more genes to influence a single phenotype |
Exon | Part of the DNA that contains the code for producing the gene's protein |
Haplotypes | Closely related variants that are inherited as a unit |
Haplotype phase | Determination of which of the two chromosomes a series of markers or SNPs are present on |
Intron | A non-coding sequence of DNA that is initially copied into the RNA, but is cut out of the final RNA transcript |
Linkage disequilibrium | Non-random association of alleles at linked loci |
Mutation | Change in DNA sequence with frequency ≤ 1% |
Non-synonymous or missense SNPs | SNPs that are associated with change in amino acid in the transcribed protein |
Polymorphism | Variation in DNA with frequency >1% |
Recombination | Maternal and paternal chromosomes pair up and exchange segments of DNA in germ cells |
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) | Common, but minute variations in the DNA sequence |
Synonymous SNPs | SNPs that are not associated with change in amino acid in the transcribed protein |
Tag SNPs | There is a degree of redundancy when SNPs are in linkage disequilibrium with each other within a haplotype. A single or a group of SNPs can be used to identify the entire haplotype block and is called tag SNP |
Transmission disequilibrium test | A family based study design using parents-affected child trios. This design tests for an association between a specific allele and disease in the child by testing whether heterozygous parents transmit this allele to affected children more frequently than expected |