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Mutagen
Something capable of causing a gene-change. Among the known mutagens are radiation, certain chemicals and some viruses.
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- False vocal cord A fold of mucous membrane covering muscle in the larynx. The false vocal cord separates the ventricle of the…
- Osteotomy, displacement Surgical reconfiguration of a bone by changing its physical relationship to other bones
- Cranial nerve, twelfth See: Twelfth cranial nerve
- Musical hallucination A form of auditory hallucination in which music is heard, often the same piece of music. In most cases the…
- Herpetiform virus A virus with the characteristic shape and behavior of a virus in the herpes family. Not all members of the…
- Mutation, nonsense A mutation (a change) in a base in the DNA that prematurely stops the translation (reading) of messenger RNA…
- Pentapeptide A peptide consisting of five amino acids
- Aldrex Trade name of the insecticide aldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Neuropsychologist A psychologist who has completed special training in the neurobiological causes of brain disorders, and who…