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Meiotic drive
Preferential selection during meiosis (germ cell production). In meiotic drive there is preferential production of certain gametes. This alters the segregation of genes from the Mendelian expectations. Meiotic drive is a mechanism for…
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- Othello syndrome The delusion of infidelity of a spouse or partner. The Othello syndrome affects males and, less often…
- Autotransplant The process of transplanting tissue from one part of the body to another in the same individual. The…
- Antihypertensive Something that reduces high blood pressure (hypertension)
- Glucocentric Focused on glucose, particularly to the exclusion of other factors. As in 'We have a body of evidence and the…
- Rectus Usually refers to the rectus abdominis, a large muscle in the front of the abdomen that assists in the…
- Chemosensory Pertaining to the sensing of chemicals, as by olfaction (the sense of smell). Diabetes and Parkinson's…
- DNA sequence, draft Sequence of a DNA with less accuracy than a finished sequence. In a draft sequence, some segments are missing…
- Hypomnesia Abnormally poor memory of the past. As compared to hypermnesia and amnesia. From hypo- + the Greek mneme…
- Deficiency, alpha-1 antitrypsin See: Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
- Facelift surgery risks Facelift surgery risks: Although infrequent, the risks and complications of facelift surgery include…
- Pancreatic carcinoma See: Pancreatic cancer