(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and t…
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Genetic marker
a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be used in family or population studies
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(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and t…
Used in the same subject area: Genetics, Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Molecular biology, Medical genetics.(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organ…
Used in the same subject area: Genetics, Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Molecular biology, Medical genetics.(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the codi…
Used in the same subject area: Genetics, Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Molecular biology, Medical genetics.(genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
Used in the same subject area: Genetics, Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Molecular biology, Medical genetics.an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
Used in the same subject area: Genetics, Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Molecular biology, Medical genetics.gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical; "the dominant gene for brown eyes"
Used in the same subject area: Genetics, Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Molecular biology, Medical genetics.An epistatic gene is a gene that determines whether or not a given trait will be expressed.; "The gene responsible for albinism is an…
Used in the same subject area: Genetics, Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Molecular biology, Medical genetics.(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the codi…
Used in the same subject area: Genetics, Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Molecular biology, Medical genetics.(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the codi…
Used in the same subject area: Genetics, Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Molecular biology, Medical genetics.(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organ…
Used in the same subject area: Genetics, Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Molecular biology, Medical genetics.a gene located on a Y chromosome
Used in the same subject area: Genetics, Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Molecular biology, Medical genetics.one the genes that are involved in embryologic development
Used in the same subject area: Genetics, Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Molecular biology, Medical genetics.(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
Used in the same subject area: Genetics, Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Molecular biology, Medical genetics.any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of life
Used in the same subject area: Genetics, Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Molecular biology, Medical genetics.any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together; "the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups"
Used in the same subject area: Genetics, Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Molecular biology, Medical genetics.any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together; "the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups"
Used in the same subject area: Genetics, Medicine and healthcare, Biology, Molecular biology, Medical genetics.a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
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(statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population stat…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: specific, gene, produces, recognizable, trait.a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: specific, gene, produces, recognizable, trait.(genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not appare…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: specific, gene, produces, recognizable, trait.To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or traits; to make with distinctive features.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: specific, gene, produces, recognizable, trait.the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: specific, gene, produces, recognizable, trait.an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: specific, gene, produces, recognizable, trait.an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: specific, gene, produces, recognizable, trait.The rate or number of new cases arising over time.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: specific, gene, produces, recognizable, trait.Not recognizable.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: specific, gene, produces, recognizable, trait.(statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population stat…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: specific, gene, produces, recognizable, trait.the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: specific, gene, produces, recognizable, trait.One who studies by night; also, one who produces lucubrations.
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