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Exogenous DNA
DNA originating outside an organism
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Show more- Vertebrae, thoracic The 12 thoracic vertebrae are situated between the cervical (neck) vertebrae and the lumbar vertebrae. The…
- Range of motion The range through which a joint can be moved, usually its range of flexion and extension. Due to an injury…
- Floppy valve syndrome See: Mitral valve prolapse
- DNA repair gene, Med1 A gene that codes for one of the key enzymes involved in repairing DNA. The DNA in genes is constantly…
- Anti-CCP See: Citrulline antibody
- Wing bone See: SAD.
- Pinworm infection Pinworm infection: An infection caused by a small, white intestinal worm: the pinworm or, more formally…
- Photocoagulation The coagulation (clotting) of tissue using a laser which produces light in the visible green wavelength that…
- Ramsay Hunt, James Pre-eminent 20th-century American neurologist (1872-1937) who described a number of important diseases…
- Xeroderma pigmentosum A genetic disease characterized by such extraordinary sensitivity to sunlight that it results in the…
- Angiography, coronary The most accurate method (the 'gold standard') for evaluating and defining coronary artery disease (CAD)…
- Migraine, menstrual See: Menstrual migraine