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Transfer RNA (tRNA)
A class of RNA that has triplet nucleotide sequence complementary to the triplet nucleotide coding sequences of messenger RNA (mRNA). The role of tRNAs is to bond with amino acids and transfer them to the ribosomes, where proteins are…
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- Toxin One of a number of poisons produced by certain plants, animals, and bacteria. The term 'toxin' is frequently…
- Alpha-synuclein One in a family of structurally related proteins that are prominently expressed in the central nervous…
- Prenatal diagnosis Diagnosis before birth. Methods for prenatal diagnosis include ultrasound of the uterus, placenta, and/or…
- Modifiers, biological response (BRMs) Substances that stimulate the body's response to infection and disease. The body naturally produces small…
- Cradlecam See: Kiddie cam
- Left heart The heart is composed functionally of two hearts - the right heart and the left heart. The left heart…
- Combined oral contraceptive Commonly called 'the pill,' combined oral contraceptives are the most commonly used form of reversible birth…
- Occult stool blood test A test to check for hidden blood in the feces, the stool
- Hypoparathyroidism Hypoparathyroidism: Underfunction of the parathyroid glands with deficient production of the hormone…
- Normoxia Normal levels of oxygen. From norm- (normal) + -ox- (oxygen) + -ia = a normal oxygen state.
- CLIP 1. Abbreviation for Corticotropin-Like Intermediate-lobe Peptide, a molecule identical to part of…