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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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- Eyedrop test There are many types of eyedrops and many types of eyedrop tests. One of the most common eyedrop tests is…
- Blood sugar Blood glucose. See also: High blood sugar; Low blood sugar
- Sequence, draft DNA Sequence of a DNA with less accuracy than a finished sequence. In a draft sequence, some segments are missing…
- Thoracic vertebrae The 12 thoracic vertebrae are situated between the cervical (neck) vertebrae and the lumbar vertebrae. The…
- ETM2 A gene for essential tremor, uncontrollable shaking of the hands and head and sometimes other parts of the…
- Pressure, intraocular The pressure created by the continual renewal of fluids within the eye. The intraocular pressure is increased…
- Sleeping disease A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Also known as…
- Neuron A nerve cell that sends and receives electrical signals over long distances within the body. A neuron may…
- Throat The throat is the anterior (front) portion of the neck beginning at the back of the mouth, consisting…
- Shunt, triculoperitoneal A shunt that drains fluid from the cerebral ventricle into the abdomen.
- Maple syrup urine disease Hereditary disease due to deficiency of an enzyme involved in amino acid metabolism, characterized by urine…