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Colinearity
1. In general, the arrangement of one sequence in the same linear order as another sequence.2. In developmental genetics, the arrangement of genes on chromosomes in the same order as they are activated along the body axis during…
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Show more- Scleredema adultorum A misleading term since scleredema can also occur in children. See: Scleredema
- Cancer, gastric Cancer of the stomach, the major organ that holds food for digestion. Worldwide, stomach cancer is the second…
- Nares The nostrils or nasal passages. Nares is the Latin plural of naris, meaning nostril. Nares shares the same…
- Elbow joint Three long bones meet in the middle portion of the arm at the elbow joint. The bone of the upper arm…
- Naloxone A drug that antagonizes morphine and other opiates. Naloxone is a pure opiate antagonist and prevents or…
- Introitus, facial canal In anatomy, an introitus is an entrance, one that goes into a canal or hollow organ. The introitus of the…
- Jequirity pea See: Abrin
- Valve, mitral One of the four valves of the heart, the mitral valve is situated between the left atrium and the left…
- Insufficiency, small intestine See: Short bowel syndrome
- Neutropenia Neutropenia: Not enough neutrophils, neutrophils being a type of white blood cell (specifically a form of…
- Taenia saginata The beef tapeworm. The most common of the big tapeworms that parasitizes people, contracted from infected raw…
- Lymphocyte A small white blood cell (leukocyte) that plays a large role in defending the body against disease…