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Scaffold
1. In genetics, the chromosome structure consisting entirely of nonhistone proteins remaining after all the DNA and histone proteins have been removed from a chromosome.2. In genomic mapping, a series of contigs that are in the right order…
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Show more- Tag, skin A small tag of skin that may have a stalk (a peduncle). Skin tags may appear on the skin almost anywhere…
- I(17q) Symbol for: Isochromosome 17q
- Proteins Large molecules composed of one or more chains of amino acids in a specific order determined by the base…
- Osteitis Osteitis is inflammation of the bone. For example, patients with what is called the SAPHO syndrome develop…
- Map, physical A map of the locations of identifiable landmarks on chromosomes. Physical distance is measured in base pairs…
- His disease This is a parasite (louse-borne) disease that was first recognized in the trenches of World War I and so was…
- Gland, thymus See: Thymus
- Curare A muscle relaxant used in anesthesia (and, in the past, in arrow poisons by South American Indians). Curare…
- Opportunistic condition A condition that occurs especially or exclusively in persons with a weak immune system due, for example, to…
- Musical hallucination A form of auditory hallucination in which music is heard, often the same piece of music. In most cases the…
- Gallstones, microscopic Gallstones, microscopic: A mixture of microscopic particulate matter in bile, also called biliary sludge…
- Neurone A variant spelling of neuron. Sometimes preferred in the UK, as in 'His suffering from motor neurone disease…