(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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Polygenic disorder
an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once
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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, several, genes.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, several, genes.To renounce totally a religious belief once professed; to forsake one's church, the faith or principles once held, or the party to whi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, controlled, several, genes.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, several, genes.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, several, genes.(genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, controlled, several, genes.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, several, genes.(genetics) a large vector that is made from a bacteriophage and used to clone genes or gene fragments
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, controlled, several, genes.A particular leap of a horse, when he raises both his fore legs at once, equally advanced, and, as his fore legs are falling, raises h…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inherited, disease, controlled, several, genes.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, several, genes.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: inherited, disease, controlled, several, genes.(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, several, genes.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, several, genes.(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, several, genes.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, several, genes.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, several, genes.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, several, genes.(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, several, genes.
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