(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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Hereditary condition
a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
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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: Medicine and healthcare, 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: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, 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: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendenci…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, 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: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.guidance for prospective parents on the likelihood of genetic disorders in their future children
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical genetics.
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a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (aca…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, disorder, inherited, genetically.an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, disorder, inherited, genetically.an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, disorder, inherited, genetically.an inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, disorder, inherited, genetically.a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characte…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, disorder, inherited, genetically.a personality disorder characterized by amorality and lack of affect; capable of violent acts without guilt feelings (‘psychopathic pe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, disorder, inherited, genetically.an inherited disorder of metabolism in which the urine has a odor characteristic of maple syrup; if untreated it can lead to mental re…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, disorder, inherited, genetically.an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, disorder, inherited, genetically.To crowd together in disorder; to fill or cover with things in disorder; to throw into disorder; to disarrange; as, to clutter a room.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, disorder, inherited, genetically.any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease; "bed sores are a common complication in case…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, disorder, inherited, genetically.The aggregate of all one's inherited physical qualities; the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual, with reference to ability…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, disorder, inherited, genetically.occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, disorder, inherited, genetically.A sudden and violent attack of a disorder; a stroke of disease, as of epilepsy or apoplexy, which produces convulsions or unconsciousn…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, disorder, inherited, genetically.occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, disorder, inherited, genetically.a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism; copper accumulates in the liver and then in the red blood cells and brain
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, disorder, inherited, genetically.occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, disorder, inherited, genetically.occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, disorder, inherited, genetically.Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functio…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: disease, disorder, inherited, genetically.
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