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Premium Lock DNA map shows 84% of human genes are active in brain

Published: 2012-09-20 11:43:00
Updated: 2012-09-20 11:46:40

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In mapping the ways the genes link to the brain's structures, researchers at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, found that the vast majority of the 20,000 genes in the human genome play a role in the organ's function and architecture. That's more than in any other organ in the body...

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