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Allele
An alternative form of a gene. One of the different forms of a gene that can exist at a single locus (spot on a chromosome). Also one of the different forms of any segment of a chromosome
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- Resuscitate To restore to life. Derived from the Latin resuscitare, to reawaken
- Bypass, cardiopulmonary Bypass of the heart and lungs as, for example, in open heart surgery. Blood returning to the heart is…
- Maturity onset diabetes of the young Diabetes mellitus that has early onset (usually before the age of 25), is non-insulin-dependent, and is…
- Syndrome, Alagille Also known as arteriohepatic dysplasia, this is a genetic disorder characterized by jaundice in the newborn…
- Rod Beals See: Beals, Rodney K.
- Structural genomics The study of the proteome, the three-dimensional structures of thousands upon thousands of proteins, in fact…
- Rash, chickenpox Rash, chickenpox: Chickenpox is characterized by a rash, often the first sign of the disease. The rash of…
- FDA The Food and Drug Administration, an agency within the U.S. Public Health Service, which is a part of the…
- Enterostomy A surgical operation that opens the small intestine and brings it through the abdominal wall to create a new…
- Oxygenating Pertaining to the addition of oxygen, as to the human body. Oxygenating may refer to the process of treating…
- Motoneuron The term motoneuron is an elision of motor and neuron. See: Motor neuron