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Y sex-determining region
A region on the Y chromosome that determines the sex of the individual. This region goes by the symbol SRY (sex region Y). SRY is necessary and sufficient for male sex determination. It is the testis-determining factor. Mutations in SRY…
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- Lichtenberg figures A fern-leaf pattern of reddish, painless marks on the skin that are a result of a skin reaction to a…
- Inheritance, holandric Inheritance of genes on the Y chromosome. Since only males normally have a Y chromosome, Y-linked genes can…
- Urinary urgency An immediate unstoppable urge to urinate, due to a sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the…
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- Lymphatic filariasis A parasitic disease caused by the African eye worm, a microscopic thread-like worm. The adult worms can only…
- Gorlin syndrome II Name sometimes used for the LEOPARD syndrome which Dr. Robert J. Gorlin and colleagues recognized and…
- Treadmill A machine with a moving strip on which one walks without moving forward. A treadmill was originally a wide…
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