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Familial Parkinson disease type 10
A familial form of Parkinson disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner due to a gene on chromosome 1p. Also known as PARK10
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- Biological safety level 1 Level 1 biosafety
- Cortisone An adrenocorticoid hormone, a naturally occurring hormone made by and secreted by the adrenal cortex, the…
- Acentric chromosome A fragment of a chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) that is…
- Meuse fever Fever: Named for the Meuse River area, one of the great battlegrounds of World War I. Also known as trench…
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- External jugular vein The more superficial of the two jugular veins situated on each side of the neck. The other is the internal…
- Homolog (homologue) One chromosome of a pair.
- Representational oligonucleotide microarray The production of offspring. Reproduction need not be sexual. Yeast can reproduce by budding.