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Cloning
The process of making a clone, a genetically identical copy. Cloning can refer to the technique of producing a genetically identical copy of an organism by replacing the nucleus of an unfertilized ovum with the nucleus of a body cell from…
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- Disease, clinical A disease with clinical signs and symptoms that can be recognized. As distinct from a subclinical illness…
- Antiparallel A term applied to two molecules that are side by side but run in opposite directions. The two strands of DNA…
- Neurectomy The removal of part or all of a nerve
- Fever, remittent A type of fever that gradually decreases in intensity over time
- Cyst, pilonidal A special kind of abscess that occurs in the cleft between the buttocks. Forms frequently in adolescence…
- Rapid plasma reagin test A screening blood test for syphilis. Rapid plasma reagin is commonly abbreviated RPR. A negative…
- Acral-lentiginous melanoma See: Melanoma, acral-lentiginous
- Hyperchloremia Elevated blood levels of chloride. Chloride is the major anion found in the fluid outside of cells and in…
- Homo erectus A primate believed to have been an extinct ancestor of modern humans being (Homo sapiens). Known to have been…
- Vohwinkel syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by hearing loss and thickened skin, particularly on the knuckles. The…
- Underwater weighing A method for determining the lean body mass. This method weighs a person underwater and then calculates the…