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Marker gene
A detectable genetic trait or segment of DNA that can be identified and tracked. A marker gene can serve as a flag for another gene, sometimes called the target gene. A marker gene must be on the same chromosome as the target gene and near…
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Show more- Primary HIV infection The first few months after infection with HIV (the human immunodeficiency virus). During primary HIV…
- Anemia, aplastic See: Aplastic anemia
- Atelectasis, primary See: Primary atelectasis
- Bunion A bunion is a localized painful swelling at the base of the big toe (the great toe). The joint is enlarged…
- Infant mortality rate The number of children dying under a year of age divided by the number of live births that year. The infant…
- Colonic 1. See: Colonic (adjective). 2. See: Colonic (noun)
- Menstrual Pertaining to menstruation (the menses), as in last menstrual period, menstrual cramps, menstrual cycle, and…
- Cathexis In psychiatry, the concentration of psychic energy on an idea, object, or other object
- Somnolence Sleepiness, the state of feeling drowsy, ready to fall asleep. A person experiencing somnolence is somnolent…
- Efferent Carrying away. An artery is an efferent vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An efferent nerve carries…
- Sacroiliac joint dysfunction (SI Joint Pain) : Pain arising from abnormalities or
- Gua sha See: Gua-sha