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Meiotic drive
Preferential selection during meiosis (germ cell production). In meiotic drive there is preferential production of certain gametes. This alters the segregation of genes from the Mendelian expectations. Meiotic drive is a mechanism for…
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- Premature birth A birth that takes place before 37 weeks of gestation have passed. Historically, the definition of…
- Hemostasis, genetics of Inherited factors that play a role in hemostasis, the stoppage of blood flow through a blood vessel. There is…
- Axillary Pertaining to the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and the body, better known as the armpit. The word…
- Paternal age The age of the father at the time he conceives a child. The present mean (average) paternal age is 27 years…
- Epiphysis The growth area near the end of a bone.
- Child abuse, psychological Child abuse, psychological: Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported…
- Respiratory rate The number of breaths per minute or, more formally, the number of movements indicative of inspiration and…
- Obstetrician/gynecologist An obstetrician is a physician who delivers babies and is in the practice of obstetrics while a gynecologist…
- Herbalism The practice of making or prescribing herbal remedies for medical conditions. Practitioners of herbalism may…
- Arthritis, reactive Arthritis, reactive: Reiter's syndrome is also called 'reactive arthritis' since it is thought to involve the…
- Neuralgia, sphenopalatine A distinctive syndrome of headaches, better known today as cluster headache. There are two main clinical…