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F (coefficient of inbreeding)
F is the symbol for the coefficient of inbreeding, a way of gauging how close two people are genetically to one another. The coefficient of inbreeding, F, is the probability that a person with two identical genes received both genes from…
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Show more- Cross-sectional study A study done at one time, not over the course of time. A cross-sectional study might be of a disease such as…
- Drug, antibiotic A drug used to treat bacterial infections. The original definition of an antibiotic was a substance produced…
- Excessive daytime sleepiness A neurological disorder in which there is a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Excessive…
- Parentalism A parent's attitude of dominance over one or more children. For example, a parent stating 'I'm the boss…
- Rice rat A rodent capable of carrying the types of hantavirus that cause HPS (hantavirus pulmonary syndrome) in the…
- HTLV-III The human T-lymphotropic virus type III. An obsolete term for the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV
- Pes Latin word meaning foot.
- Marker chromosome An abnormal chromosome that is distinctive in appearance but not fully identified. A marker chromosome is not…
- Drug caution codes Abbreviations on medications that indicate caution. While not a part of the historical heritage of ancient…
- Chorioamnionitis Inflammation of the chorion and the amnion, the membranes that surround the fetus. Chorioamnionitis usually…
- Cancer, ovary Cancer of the egg sac of females: the ovary. The anatomic location of the ovaries: NTER>Most ovarian growths…
- Focal Pertaining to a focus which in medicine may refer to:1. The point at which rays converge as, for example, in…