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Clade
Related organisms descended from a common ancestor. For example, isolate M of HIV-1 (the human immunodeficiency virus) consists of at least ten clades. Imported from the Greek, klados, branch in 1911 in reference to the Tree of Life
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- Trochanter One of the bony prominences toward the near end of the thigh bone (the femur). There are two trochanters: >…
- Vision, central See: Central vision
- RXT Medical abbreviation for radiotherapy
- Ectodermal Pertaining to the ectoderm or to tissues derived from the ectoderm, one of the three primary germ cell layers…
- Sjogren syndrome Sjogren syndrome: An autoimmune disease that classically combines dry eyes, dry mouth, and another disease of…
- Zinc finger protein 9 See: ZNF9
- Nail-patella syndrome An hereditary condition characterized by abnormally formed or absent nails and underdeveloped or absent…
- Sprained ankle Sprained ankle: See: Ankle sprain.
- Psychedelic 1. Hallucinogenic, distorting perception and awareness. 2. A drug such as LSD or mescaline that has…
- Cell cycle The sequence of events within the cell between cell divisions. The cell cycle is conventionally divided into…