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A stretch of DNA that makes a protein is called a gene.
The image above shows a short stretch of DNA represented in four different ways.
A gene, they argued, was a specific stretch of DNA containing the instructions to make a protein molecule.
In order to make a given protein, the relevant stretch of DNA is first copied into RNA.
To recap: a gene is a stretch of DNA that contains the instructions to make a protein.
The new study narrowed down one of these to a stretch of DNA on chromosome 21 containing the Bmp6 gene.
Histones may be tagged with different chemical modifications, which influence whether a particular stretch of DNA is exposed or hidden.
It is not clear how having this extra stretch of DNA causes the disease.
That led the investigators to a stretch of DNA with 92 genes.
In those families, a stretch of DNA on Chromosome 4 stood out; another stretch, on Chromosome 2 was also a candidate, though not as strong.
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Then the scientists can search the stick a relatively small stretch of DNA for the relevant gene.
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