(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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McArdle's disease
an inherited disease in which abnormal amounts of glycogen accumulate in skeletal muscle; results in weakness and cramping
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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.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
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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: inherited, disease, abnormal, amounts, glycogen.an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, abnormal, amounts, glycogen.an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, abnormal, amounts, glycogen.any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, abnormal, amounts, glycogen.an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, abnormal, amounts, glycogen.an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, abnormal, amounts, glycogen.The recovery of heath and strength after disease; the state of a body renewing its vigor after sickness or weakness; the time between…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, abnormal, amounts, glycogen.any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, abnormal, amounts, glycogen.abnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis causes the spine to collapse; seen most often in elderly women
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, abnormal, amounts, glycogen.abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, abnormal, amounts, glycogen.any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, abnormal, amounts, glycogen.an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, abnormal, amounts, glycogen.an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, abnormal, amounts, glycogen.The watery eye; a disease in which the tears accumulate in the eye, and trickle over the cheek.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, abnormal, amounts, glycogen.poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, abnormal, amounts, glycogen.a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, abnormal, amounts, glycogen.A permanent abnormal opening into the soft parts with a constant discharge; a deep, narrow, chronic abscess; an abnormal opening betwe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, abnormal, amounts, glycogen.a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, abnormal, amounts, glycogen.
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