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Gene expression
The translation of information encoded in a gene into protein or RNA. Expressed genes include genes that are transcribed into messenger RNA (mRNA) and then translated into protein, as well as genes that are transcribed into types of RNA…
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- Julius Axelrod See: Axelrod, Julius
- Fibula The lateral (outside) and smaller of the two long bones in the lower leg between the knee and ankle. (The…
- Evolutionarily conserved gene A gene that has remained essentially unchanged throughout evolution. Conservation of a gene indicates that it…
- Shettles method A set of procedures proposed and popularized for sex selection by the gynecologist Landrum B. Shettles…
- Gyrus, lingual See: Lingual gyrus
- Collagen Collagen is the principal protein of the skin, tendons, cartilage, bone and connective tissue
- Brachycephaly A short head, one that is short in diameter from front to back. Brachycephaly is a frequent feature of…
- Imbibe 1. To drink, especially alcoholic beverages. 2. To absorb or take up fluid.From the Latin imbibere (to drink…
- Cupping 1. A cup-shaped depression, as in the head of the optic nerve in the eye. 2. Treatment in which a cup is…
- Tarantismo See: Tarantism.
- Patient-activated event recorder See: Patient-activated cardiac event recorder