MEF2C-Het (mouse model nomenclature)
**What it means:** "Het" is shorthand for "heterozygous." So Mef2c-Het means mice that have one normal copy of the mouse version of the MEF2C gene (Mef2c, lowercase in mice) and one broken copy. This ...
Explainers
Plain-English explanations of MEF2C research terms, concepts, and scientific mechanisms.
Germline Mutation
**What it means:** A germline mutation is present in **every cell** of the body because it was in the original genetic material passed to the embryo. It's different from a "somatic" mutation, which on...
Heterozygous vs Homozygous
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