HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (HCMV) is the largest of the known herpesviruses, with a genome of over 235 kb and more than 200 potential open reading frames 1. It is a widespread opportunistic pathogen ...

The human genome comprises both our protein-coding genes and the regulatory information that controls when, and to what extent, those genes are expressed. While humans mostly share the same ...

Genome and mutations DNA replication is carefully controlled to preserve the genetic information. However, changes in the genome do sometimes occur. These changes are known as mutations.