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chimera

Medical; Human genome

An organism that contains cells or tissues with a different genotype. These can be mutated cells of the host organism or cells from a different organism or species.

cerebral hemisphere hemorrhage

Medical; Human genome

The bleeding into the tissue of the brain and especially of the cerebrum from a ruptured blood vessel.

codominance

Medical; Human genome

1) Situation in which two different alleles for a genetic trait are both expressed. 2) Codominance is a relationship between two versions of a gene. Individuals receive one ...

centimorgan

Medical; Human genome

1) The unit of linkage that refers to the distance between two gene loci determined by the frequency with which recombination occurs between them. Two loci are said to be one ...

chromatid

Medical; Human genome

1) One of the two side by side replicas produced by chromosome replication in mitosis or meiosis. Subunit of a chromosome after replication and prior to anaphase of meiosis II or ...

consanguineous

Medical; Human genome

Of the same blood or origin; specifically: relating to or involving persons (as first cousins) that are relatively closely related.

codon

Medical; Human genome

1) In DNA or RNA, a sequence of three nucleotides that codes for a certain amino acid or signals the termination of translation (stop or termination codon) 2) A specific sequence ...