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Stop codon
A set of three adjacent bases in the DNA or their complementary bases in messenger RNA that specifies the end of a polypeptide chain. The three stop codons (in messenger RNA) are UAA, UAG, and UGA. They are also called termination codons…
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- Bartholin's glands A pair of glands between the vulva and the vagina that produce lubrication in response to stimulation. With a…
- Casein The main protein found in milk and other dairy products
- Oneiric Relating to dreams; dream-like. From the Greek 'oneiros' (dream). See oneirophrenia
- Acute myeloid leukemia Acute myeloid leukemia: A quickly progressive malignant disease in which there are too many immature…
- Prostatitis, nonbacterial Prostatitis, nonbacterial: Inflammation of the prostate not due to bacterial infection. The prostate is a…
- Autonomy, patient The right of patients to make decisions about their medical care without their health care provider trying to…
- Resuscitate To restore to life. Derived from the Latin resuscitare, to reawaken
- Enzyme replacement A strategy designed to replace missing enzyme activity in a patient. This strategy currently involves the…
- Aniline A chemical compound implicated, along with o-toluidine, in the causation of bladder cancer. Aniline and…
- Straightjacket See: Straitjacket
- Pachyderma Thick skin, like that of a pachyderm (an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus). From the Greek pachydermos…