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Biology

A natural science concerned with the study of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena, especially in relation to their origin, growth, reproduction, structure, behaviour and evolution.

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genotype

Biology; Immunology

All the genes possessed by an individual; in practice it refers to the particular alleles present at the loci in question.

germ line

Biology; Immunology

Refers to genes in germ cells as opposed to somatic cells. In immunology, it refers to genes in their unrearranged state rather than those rearranged for production of ...

germinal centers

Biology; Immunology

Secondary lymphoid structures that are sites of intense B-cell proliferation, selection, maturation, and death during antibody responses. They form around follicular dendritic ...

glomerulonephritis

Biology; Immunology

A group of diseases characterized by glomerular injury. Immune mechanisms are responsible for most cases of primary glomerulonephritis and many of the secondary glomerulonephritis ...

Goodpasture's syndrome

Biology; Immunology

An autoimmune disease in which autoantibodies against basement membrane or type IV collagen are produced and cause extensive vasculitis. It is rapidly fatal.

graft-versus-host reaction (GVH)

Biology; Immunology

The pathologic consequences of a response generally initiated by transplanted immunocompetent T lymphocytes into an allogeneic, immunologically incompetent host. The host is ...

granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)

Biology; Immunology

A cytokine involved in the growth and differentiation of myeloid and monocytic lineage cells, including dendritic cells, monocytes and tissue macrophages, and cells of the ...