Gene vs allele. Genes are chunks of DNA that contribute to particular traits or functions by coding for proteins that influence physiology. Alleles are different versions of a gene, which vary ...

Validation of tissue-specific, maternal allele-specific methylation of the CHD7 gene suggests a potential mechanism for the paternal bias observed in CHARGE syndrome inheritance.

Using data from 400 pairs of female identical twins, geneticists have concluded that about half of the difference in allele-specific expression of genes is attributable to differences in genetic ...

In the last couple blog posts, I introduced the serotonin transporter promoter gene, or 5-HTTLPR.It’s a gene that controls how many serotonin re-uptake transporters you have, and differences in ...

By analyzing each allele individually, they could compare for relative presence in neutralizing antibodies. They found that the number of encoded alleles tallied between 44 and 61 per patient.

Genes involved in pathogen responses (such as HLA variants 26) show marked allele frequency differences among populations, and where a candidate has been drawn from such a group of genes, a random ...

Genes and alleles are essential to basic genetics, but what are the differences between them? In this guide, we compare genes and alleles and provide simple definitions and examples for both. Genes ...