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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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- Abatement A diminution, decrease or easing. In medicine there may be abatement of pain or any other symptom or sign. In…
- Clasped thumbs and mental retardation A syndrome with the following characteristic features: (1) neurologically: mental retardation and aphasia…
- Biopsy The removal of a sample of tissue for purposes of diagnosis. (Many definitions of 'biopsy' stipulate that the…
- LDL cholesterol Lipoproteins which are combinations of lipids (fats) and proteins are the form in which lipids are…
- Psychosis, intensive care unit A disorder in which patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) or a similar hospital setting may experience…
- Primary amenorrhea Absence of menstruation. Amenorrhea is conventionally divided into primary and secondary amenorrhea. With…
- Gene deletion The total loss (or absence) of a gene. Gene deletion plays a role in birth defects and in the development of…
- Daily Value The abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (the femoral head) is…
- Transcription factor A protein that controls when genes are switched on or off -- whether genes are transcribed or not…
- Craniopharyngioma A type of benign brain tumor that emerges develops from embryonic tissue that forms part of the pituitary…