Genetic Jargon - Garden Of Expression Poem by Noor Othman

The nucleus of a cell is the basic structure
It is present in every creature
Located deep within the chromosome
The identity of a person is his genome

Missense, nonsense are no nonsense
Arrangements of codons is what they sense
Good and bad proteins get cleansed
For the cell to grow, regulation is intense

The cellular growth has many phases
Chromosomes migrate in telophases
At end of chromosomes there are telomeres
The length of which can indicate disasters

There is this term called ‘tandem repeats'
Triplet series of nucleotide beats
Scientists use the ‘ORF' information
To locate the area of protein translation

There are many more genetic jargons
‘Hotspots', ' immortalization' and ‘genetic penetrance'
‘Enhancer elements' and ‘elongation'
To lay people they could mean flirtation!

Clinical applications of molecular pathology
Impossible to list, as they are too many
Neoplastic processes or diseases of kidney
With genetic splices, we can tell the story

PCR technique is now in prime
This method is preferred by scientists anytime
Do it in-situ or do it in real-time
The gist is, PCR is sublime

It does not matter what is your clan
Be you Chinese, Indian or children of Anne
Race is not seen in your genetic plan
The differences you see are only in your mind!