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P in population genetics
The frequency of the more common of two different alternative (allelic) versions of a gene. (The frequency of less common allele is q).
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- Neurological Having to do with the nerves or the nervous system
- Pauling See: Pauling, Linus
- Traction In medicine, a procedure for manually pulling a part of the body to a beneficial effect. See traction…
- Fear of depths An abnormal and persistent fear of depths. Sufferers of this fear experience anxiety even though they realize…
- Aneurysm, dissecting An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an…
- Tympanic cavity The major portion of the middle ear, consisting of a narrow air-filled cavity in the temporal bone that…
- Healthy food label A food that is low in fat and saturated fat and that contains limited amounts of cholesterol and sodium. If…
- Endoscopic papillotomy See: Endoscopic sphincterotomy
- Retroposition 1. Simple backward displacement of a structure or organ such as the uterus.2. In genetics, the integration of…