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Transmission distortion
Distortion in the transmission of genes or chromosomes to the offspring, resulting in a significant difference from the Mendelian predictions. As a rule, the chance for a given gene or chromosome to be transmitted to a child is 1:1 or 50%…
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- Post Short for postmortem examination (an autopsy)
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- Pregnancy, dangerous drugs during A teratogen is an agent that can disturb the development of the embryo or fetus. Teratogens halt the…
- Mammary gland One of the two half-moon-shaped glands on either side of the adult female chest, which with fatty tissue and…
- Motor neuron disease A group of neurological diseases characterized by steadily progressive deterioration of the motor neurons in…
- Nat'l Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID): One of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the mission of the NIAID is 'to support and…
- MB ChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees. See: MBChB
- Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte A T cell that is antigen-specific and is able to search out and kill specific types of virus-infected cells…
- Draft DNA sequence Sequence of a DNA with less accuracy than a finished sequence. In a draft sequence, some segments are missing…
- Quintan fever Fever: Quintan means recurring every 5 days, the characteristic duration of trench fever. Quintan or trench…
- Acute-phase protein Any protein whose plasma concentration increases (or decreases) by 25% or more during certain inflammatory…