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Reverse genetics
In classic genetics, the traditional approach was to find a gene product and then try to identify the gene itself. In molecular genetics, the reverse has been done by identifying genes purely on the basis of their position in the genome…
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Show more- AAMC (Ass Am Medical Colleges) The American Association of Medical Colleges, a nonprofit association of the 125 accredited U.S. medical…
- Vein, external jugular The more superficial of the two jugular veins situated on each side of the neck. The other is the internal…
- Diabetes, labile A type of diabetes when a person's blood glucose (sugar) level often swings quickly from high to low and from…
- Approved drug A medication approved for marketing. In the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must approve a…
- Tzanck test The examination of fluid from a bulla (a blister) in search of Tzanck cells characteristic of varicella…
- Exfoliate 1) To peal off scaly skin spontaneously. The skin exfoliates from the palms and soles in Kawasaki's disease…
- Somatropin Growth hormone made by the pituitary gland or a synthetic version of that hormone. Naturally occurring…
- Medulla The innermost part. The adrenal medulla is the innermost part of that gland. The renal medulla is the inner…
- Human chromosome count The usual number of chromosomes in humans, 46 chromosomes. Also called the human chromosome complement…
- Body type A somewhat old-fashioned term used to classify the human shape into three primary types: ectomorphic…
- Randomized controlled trial (RCT) A study in which people are allocated at random (by chance alone) to receive one of several clinical…
- Inspissate To thicken. Inspissated bile is thickened bile