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CNP
Copy number polymorphism
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Show more- Mycobacterium avium A slow-growing bacterium found in the soil and in dust particles that causes tuberculosis in birds and swine…
- In situ hybridization The use of a DNA or RNA probe to detect the complementary sequence. In situ hybridization is like all nucleic…
- Roentgen, Wilhelm Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen (1845-1923), German-born, Dutch-educated physicist who first observed and documented…
- Factor, colony-stimulating Rheumatoid factor is an antibody that is measurable in the blood. It is commonly used as a blood test for the…
- Congenital defect A birth defect.
- Roentgen An international unit of X-radiation or gamma-radiation. Abbreviated R. Named for Wilhelm Roentgen
- Birth rate The birth rate is usually given as the number of live births divided by the average population (or the…
- Familial cancer Cancer or a predisposition (tendency) to it that runs in families.
- Th2 A distinct type of T-helper cell. See: T-helper cell
- Lymphoproliferative Referring to the proliferation of the bone marrow cells that give rise to lymphoid cells (such as lymphocytes…
- Satellite DNA DNA that contains many tandem (not inverted) repeats of a short basic repeating unit. Satellite DNA is…
- Rodenticide A chemical or other agent used to destroy rats or other rodent pests or prevent them from damaging food…