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Genes
The basic biological units of heredity. Segments of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) needed to contribute to a function. An official definition: According to the official Guidelines for Human Gene Nomenclature, a gene is defined as 'a DNA…
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Show more- Intraoral Within the mouth
- Cross-species transplantation See Xenotransplantation
- Endogenous Inside. For example, endogenous cholesterol is cholesterol that is made inside the body and is not in the…
- Messenger RNA The key intermediary in gene expression, translating the DNA's genetic code into the amino acids that make up…
- Bariatric surgery Surgery on the stomach and/or intestines to help a person with extreme obesity lose weight. Bariatric surgery…
- Immunopig
- JPC Juvenile polyposis coli. See: Juvenile polyposis
- Cell suicide See: Apoptosis
- Syndrome, Pisa A condition in which there is sustained involuntary flexion of the body and head to one side and slight…
- Motor neuron disease A group of neurological diseases characterized by steadily progressive deterioration of the motor neurons in…
- Hepatobiliary Having to do with the liver plus the gallbladder, bile ducts, or bile. For example, MRI (magnetic resonance…
- Travel medicine Travel medicine: A branch of medicine that specializes in diseases and conditions that are acquired during…