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Panmixus
Random mating
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Show more- Holandric inheritance Inheritance of genes on the Y chromosome. Since only males normally have a Y chromosome, Y-linked genes can…
- Sleep, REM Sleep, REM: REM sleep is the portion of sleep when there are rapid eye movements (REMs). Dreams occur during…
- Sib Sibling
- System, cardiac conduction The electrical conduction system that controls the heart rate. This system generates electrical impulses and…
- Leech 1. An aquatic parasite that sucks blood from animals. Leeches play a role in medicine today. See: Leech…
- Dystrophy, muscular One of a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal or…
- Gastric Having to do with the stomach
- Gene testing Testing a sample of blood (or another fluid or tissue) for evidence of a gene. The evidence can be…
- Spongiform Resembling a sponge in being soft and full of cavities, as in as in transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
- Charcot-Wilbrand syndrome Loss of dreaming after a stroke. In more technical terms the syndrome is characterized by visual agnosia and…
- Placental Pertaining to the placenta, the organ joining the mother and fetus during pregnancy
- Pathogen An agent of disease. A disease producer. The term pathogen most commonly is used to refer to infectious…