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Evolutionarily conserved sequence
A base sequence in a DNA molecule (or an amino acid sequence in a protein) that has remained largely unchanged throughout evolution
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- Neurology The medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system -- the…
- Magnetic resonance elastography An imaging technique used to measure the elasticity of tissue by gently shaking the tissue in a magnetic…
- Fourth cranial nerve The fourth cranial nerve, the trochlear nerve, is the nerve supply to the superior oblique muscle of the eye…
- Melanoma, eye See: Intraocular melanoma
- Abscess, breast See: Breast abscess. see also: Breast infection; Mastitis
- Ecogenetics The interaction of genetics with the environment. The genetic disease PKU (phenylketonuria) provides an…
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