U.S. scientists sketch home cat genome to help study human diseases
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Last Update: 2020-07-07
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U.Sscientists have announced a sketch of the genome of a domestic cat, a result that could help in finding new treatments to treat some humandiseasesScientists such as O'Brien of the National Cancer Institute reported in the November issue of the journal Genomics Research that they have initially completed a sequence of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) of a 4-year-old Abyssinian cat, whose family name is traced back to SwedenSequencing and analysis showed similarities between the family cat genome and the genomes of mammals such as humans, chimpanzees, rats, dogs and cattle painted in the last two yearsScientists have speculated that the domestic cat genome includes at least 20,285 genesScientists say domestic cats are a valuable model for studyinghumandiseasesDomestic cats have more than 250 naturally occurring geneticdiseases, many of which are very similar to the genetic pathology of human diseasesFor example, domestic cats are the only known animals other than humans that may be naturally affected by the infection of the immunodeficiency virus, which is genetically similar to the human immunodeficiency virus (i.eHIV)
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