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DNA polymerase
Enzyme that catalyzes (speeds) the polymerization of DNA. DNA polymerase uses preexisting nucleic acid templates and assembles the DNA from deoxyribonucleotides
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- Nat'l Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Y Diseases (NIDDK): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NIDDK has a multisystem name…
- Lattice dystrophy A form of hereditary corneal dystrophy in which there is an accumulation of amyloid deposits, or abnormal…
- Library In genetics, a library is an unordered collection of clones (i.e., cloned DNA from a particular organism)…
- Frostbite Frostbite: Damage to tissues from freezing due to the formation of ice crystals within cells, rupturing the…
- Pulmonary tuberculosis See: Tuberculosis, pulmonary.
- Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) A liver disease caused by an abnormality of the immune system. Small bile ducts within the liver become…
- Aorta, abdominal The abdominal aorta is the final section of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. It is a continuation…
- TSD Abbreviation for Tay-Sachs disease, a genetic metabolic disorder. See: Tay-Sachs disease
- Septum, heart The septum of the heart is the dividing wall between the right and left sides of the heart. That portion of…
- Antibody, antinuclear An unusual antibody that is directed against structures within the nucleus of the cell. Antinuclear…