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Bovine genome
The genome of the cow (Bos taurus). The bovine genome is similar in size to the genomes of humans and other mammals, containing approximately 3 billion DNA base pairs. The breed of cattle selected for initial sequencing was Hereford, which…
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Show more- Randomization A method based on chance alone by which study participants are assigned to a treatment group. Randomization…
- Sexploitation The exploitation of sex, often for commercial purposes. The term is a mid-20th century merger of sex and…
- Encephalitis, LaCrosse One of the main types of encephalitis caused by an arbovirus in the US. An arbovirus is a virus that is…
- Kok disease A genetic disorder also known as hyperexplexia in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction)…
- Renal calculi Kidney stones. A common cause of blood in the urine and pain in the abdomen, flank, or groin. Occurs in 1 in…
- Abrin A phytotoxin (plant poison) found in the seeds of a plant called the rosary pea or jequirity pea. These seeds…
- Sideropenic dysphagia See: Plummer-Vinson syndrome
- BTE Behind-the-ear. See also: Behind-the-ear hearing aid
- Skin biopsy Skin biopsy: Removal of a piece of skin for the purpose of further examination in the laboratory using a…
- Vaccination, DPT See: DPT immunization
- Test, stool occult blood A test to see whether there is blood in the bowel movement. Also called a fecal occult blood test: A test to…
- Subtelomeric Below the telomere, the end of a chromosome. For example, it has been reported that subtle subtelomeric…