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Genome, chicken
See: Chicken genome
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- Saccharin An artificial sweetener which diluted in water is 300-500 times sweeter than the sugar sucrose. (Saccharin is…
- Meiotic Pertaining to meiosis (the process of germ cell formation).
- Abducent nerve A small motor nerve that has one task: to supply a muscle called the lateral rectus muscle that moves the eye…
- Miner's asthma See: Black lung disease
- Juvenile intestinal polyposis See: Juvenile polyposis
- Methylmalonicaciduria An inherited metabolic (biochemical) disease that causes young children to become mentally retarded. The…
- Hysterectomy, subtotal The uterus is surgically removed but the cervix is left is left in place. Also called a partial hysterectomy
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Esophagogastroduodenoscopy: Also known as EGD or upper endoscopy. A procedure that enables the examiner…
- Yolk stalk A narrow tube present in the early embryo that connects the midgut of the embryo to the yolk sac outside the…
- Glial cell A supportive cell in the central nervous system -- the brain and spinal cord. Glial cells do not conduct…
- Scoliosis, acquired Lateral (sideways) curving of the spine present at birth or due to a condition present at birth. The…