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Genome, chromosomal
All of the genetic information in the chromosomes of an organism. For humans, that is all of the DNA contained in our normal complement of 46 rod-like chromosomes in virtually every cell in the body. (Mature red blood cells, for one…
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- Acellular vaccine A vaccine that may contain cellular material but does not contain complete cells
- Midnight children Term applied sometimes to children with xeroderma pigmentosum, a genetic disease with such extraordinary…
- Kiddie-cam See: Kiddie cam
- Minamata disease A disorder caused by methyl mercury poisoning that was first described in the inhabitants of Minamata Bay…
- Trichoepithelioma A small benign tumor derived from basal cells in the hair follicle. Trichoepithelioma may occur sporadically…
- Erythrodermic psoriasis A particularly inflammatory form of psoriasis that often affects most of the body surface. It is the least…
- Vitiligo Vitiligo: Pronounced vit-uh-LIE- go. A condition in which the skin turns white due to the loss of…
- Reflex, patellar See: Knee jerk