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founder effect

Medical; Human genome

1) A gene mutation observed in high frequency in a specific population due to the presence of that gene mutation in a single ancestor or small number of ancestors 2) The founder ...

adenosine diphosphate

Medical; Human genome

1) Adenine nucleotide containing two phosphate groups esterified to the sugar moiety at the 5'-position that is converted to ATP for energy for storage. 2) A nucleotide ...

amniocentesis

Medical; Human genome

The surgical insertion of a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the uterus of a pregnant female to obtain amniotic fluid especially to examine the fetal chromosomes ...

amyloidosis

Medical; Human genome

1) A group of sporadic, familial and/or inherited, degenerative, and infectious disease processes, linked by the common theme of abnormal protein folding and deposition. As the ...

acetylcholine

Medical; Human genome

1) A neurotransmitter. Acetylcholine in vertebrates is the major transmitter at neuromuscular junctions, autonomic ganglia, parasympathetic effector junctions, a subset of ...

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Medical; Human genome

1) A syndrome resulting from the acquired deficiency of cellular immunity caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It is characterized by the reduction of the Helper ...