2005 National DNA Day Online Chatroom Transcript
This is just one question from an archive of the National DNA Day Moderated Chat held in April 2005. The NHGRI Director and many genomics experts from across NHGRI took questions from students, teachers and the general public on topics ranging from basic genomic research, to the genetic basis of disease, to ethical questions about genetic privacy.
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If one letter in a pair is wrong, can that really mess up a child mentally and physcially?
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Aideen McInerney, M.S.: Some genes play an important role in every cell and when these genes are not working properly they can have devastating effects on the entire body. |
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