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Basic Fundamental of Genes and Genetic Variant

Jihanier Rebular^{* *}Correspondence: Jihanier Rebular, Department of Infectious Disease, St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK, Email:

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The fundamental structural and operational component of heredity is a gene. DNA is the component of genes. Some genes serve as blueprints for the synthesis of proteins. Many genes are not, however, code for proteins. A few hundred DNA bases to more than 2 million bases make up a gene in a human. Humans are thought to have between 20,000 and 25,000 genes. Every gene is present in two copies, one from each parent, in every individual. Less than 1% of all genes are slightly varied between individuals, but the majority of genes are the same in all people. Alleles are variations of the same gene with minor variations in the DNA base sequence. Each person's distinctive physical characteristics are influenced by these subtle variations. The basic unit of inheritance is thought to be the gene. Parents pass on their genes to their children, which include the data required to define physical and biological features. The majority of genes produce distinct proteins or portions of proteins, each of which performs a different function in the body. There are about 20,000 protein-coding genes in humans.

DNA is initially transcribed into RNA during gene expression. The RNA may execute a specific function directly or may serve as an intermediary template for a protein. The basis for the inheritance of phenotypic traits is the transfer of genes to an organism's progeny. These genes make up several genotypes, which are DNA sequences. The phenotypes are determined by the genotypes as well as by environmental and developmental variables. The majority of biological features are influenced by interactions between genes and their environment as well as polygenes (many different genes). Some genetic characteristics, like eye color or the number of limbs, are immediately noticeable, while others, like blood type, the chance ofcontracting a particular disease, or the myriad of fundamental biochemical processes that make up life, are not. Billions of cells make up the human body. All living organisms are made up of very tiny components called cells. A powerful microscope is required to see a cell because of its very small size. There are hundreds or perhaps thousands of genes on a single chromosome, which are arranged in matching sets of two. DNA, makes up the chromosomes and genes. Most cells have a single nucleus. The nucleus, a tiny egg-shaped structure inside the cell, serve as the cell's "brain." Every component of the cell is instructed by it. It carries our genes and chromosomes.

DNA is the primary building block of genes. The biological instructions necessary for life's growth, development, and reproduction are encoded in DNA. Genes are housed in chromosomes, which are found in the nucleus of every cell. Each gene is made up of DNA sequences that serve as instructions for producing particular proteins. Specific physical features like hair color, height, and eye color are expressed as a result of these proteins. Additionally, they establish a person's risk of inheriting or acquiring specific genetic diseases.

During reproduction, DNA is transferred from adult organisms to their progeny. In other words, chromosomes that carry genes are inherited from parents. Each chromosome is in a pair. The human chromosomal count is 46. A person receives two sets of 23 chromosomes: one from their mother and one from their father.

Genes can experience sequence mutations, which result in various alleles, or variants, in the population. These alleles may produce slightly distinct phonotypical features by encoding slightly different versions of the same gene. When someone says have a gene, they often mean they have a unique allele of a common gene. Natural selection/survival of the fittest and genetic drift of the alleles is two processes that cause genes to evolve.