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Fruitfly genome
See: Drosophila genome
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- Spider telangiectasia Spider veins.
- HIB This immunization is designed to prevent diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), a bacteria…
- Syndrome, Reiter A chronic form of inflammatory arthritis wherein the following three conditions are combined: (1) arthritis…
- Cerebrovascular accident In many cases, a person may have a transient ischemic attack (TIA), a neurological event with the symptoms of…
- Td Adult diphtheria and tetanus toxoids. See Td immunization
- OGG1 A DNA repair enzyme with antimutator activity. OGG1 is one of a number of enzymes that repair damage done to…
- Witch's milk A folk term for the milk that often comes from the breast of a newborn baby. This temporary phenomenon is due…
- EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor. A protein found on the surface of cells to which epidermal growth factor…
- Serendipity An accidental and fortunate discovery. Not all good medical research by any means is done by design. Some is…
- Gene, zygotic lethal A gene that is lethal (fatal) for the zygote, the cell formed by the union of a sperm (male sex cell) and an…