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Adenoma colon family history
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- Ear wax Ear wax: A natural wax-like substance secreted by special glands in the skin on the outer part of the ear…
- Additive genetic effects A mechanism of quantitative inheritance such that the combined effects of genetic alleles at two or more gene…
- Genomic library A collection of clones made from a set of randomly generated overlapping DNA fragments representing the…
- Syndrome, Pallister-Killian Condition with multiple malformations at birth and mental retardation due to isochromosome 12p mosaicism (an…
- Spasms, infantile See: Infantile spasms
- Gamma-OH A European name for gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), a colorless and odorless drug used illicitly for…
- CFTR Cystic fibrosis conductance regulator. Mutations in the gene for CFTR are responsible for cystic fibrosis…
- CpG island In molecular genetics, a short region of DNA rich in CpG sites, often located near the promoters of genes…
- Yeast rash A slightly raised pink-to-red rash caused by proliferation of yeast, usually in a moist area such as the…