Multiple coils of DNA arrange themselves into a complex shape called a chromosome. DNA is found in the nucleus of all cells in the human body. A specialized protein that helps induce chemical changes in other substances. An inherited disorder characterized by increased levels of chylomicrons and triglycerides in the blood. The DNA code needed to assemble one protein.
Genes are the units of heredity that are passed down from parent to offspring.
They carry the instructions for producing all of our inheritable characteristics, known as traits. Examples of normal, distinguishing traits include hair and eye color. Traits produced by abnormal genes, however, may include deformities, diseases, or the predisposition to develop particular diseases. A disorder that results from abnormalities within genes or chromosomes. Symptoms usually do not appear until the ages of 35 to 40.