(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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Monogenic disease
an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes
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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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an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one fo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, controlled, single, pair.an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one fo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, controlled, single, pair.a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, controlled, single, pair.a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, controlled, single, pair.chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, controlled, single, pair.One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipeds. They have a single pair of elongated legs attached laterally to each segment;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, controlled, single, pair.An order of insects having the anterior pair of wings (elytra) hard and horny, and serving as coverings for the posterior pair, which…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, controlled, single, pair.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: inherited, disease, controlled, single, pair.That which is cropped, cut, or gathered from a single felld, or of a single kind of grain or fruit, or in a single season; especially,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, controlled, single, pair.insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, controlled, single, pair.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: inherited, disease, controlled, single, pair.(genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a giv…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, controlled, single, pair.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: inherited, disease, controlled, single, pair.(genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, controlled, single, pair.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: inherited, disease, controlled, single, pair.A disease resembling hysteria in its nature, and characterized by the occurrence of epileptiform convulsions, which can often be contr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, controlled, single, pair.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: inherited, disease, controlled, single, pair.members of a pair of homologous chromosomes separate during the formation of gametes and are distributed to different gametes so that…
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