(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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a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature
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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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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetic, abnormality, resulting, short, stature.(neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetic, abnormality, resulting, short, stature.tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppress…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetic, abnormality, resulting, short, stature.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: genetic, abnormality, resulting, short, stature.cardiac rhythm characterized by the presence of an extra sound; can indicate a heart abnormality
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetic, abnormality, resulting, short, stature.(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetic, abnormality, resulting, short, stature.a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetic, abnormality, resulting, short, stature.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetic, abnormality, resulting, short, stature.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetic, abnormality, resulting, short, stature.constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetic, abnormality, resulting, short, stature.Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetic, abnormality, resulting, short, stature.a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetic, abnormality, resulting, short, stature.cardiac rhythm characterized by the presence of an extra sound; can indicate a heart abnormality
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetic, abnormality, resulting, short, stature.(computing) a search procedure using techniques modelled on the biological theory of natural selection.; "Also, in searching a large s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetic, abnormality, resulting, short, stature.(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetic, abnormality, resulting, short, stature.tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppress…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetic, abnormality, resulting, short, stature.a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetic, abnormality, resulting, short, stature.any of a number of diseases in which an inherited defect (usually a missing or inadequate enzyme) results in an abnormality of metabol…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genetic, abnormality, resulting, short, stature.
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