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Genes, Targets, and Mutations

This Medical Laboratory Science lesson in Molecular Diagnostics supports laboratory science learning and laboratory interpretation for medical laboratory students and professionals.

Define gene, assay target, and mutation the way a molecular laboratory uses them, for ordering, testing, and reporting, not inheritance theory.

Foundational8 min read15 sectionsMolecular Diagnostics
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Learning Objectives

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Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

Section: Learning Objectives

Each objective is a clinical-laboratory skill, not a molecular biology research goal.

  • Define gene, target, and mutation as used on molecular test requisitions and reports
  • Distinguish a gene from the specific target region an assay actually detects
  • Explain why a mutation-negative result is limited to the region the assay covers

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