Genetic disorders

Genetic disorders

Genetic diseases, syndromes, or conditions caused by genetic variations and abnormalities in genes or chromosomes.

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Genetic disorders

lipid droplet

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Any particle of coalesced lipids in the cytoplasm of a cell. May include associated proteins. 2) Cell substance contained in lipid vacoule.

fibrosis

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Any pathological condition where fibrous connective tissue invades any organ, usually as a consequence of inflammation or other injury. 2) Development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an ...

sex determination

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Any process that establishes and transmits the specification of sexual status of an individual organism. 2) The mechanism in a given species by which sex is determined; in many species sex is ...

1) Any process which helps to produce biological responses to events in the environment or internal milieu; e.g., transduction of light into nerve impulses by the retina, or transduction of hormone ...

sphingomyelins

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A class of sphingolipids found largely in the brain and other nervous tissue. They contain phosphocholine or phosphoethanolamine as their polar head group so therefore are the only sphingolipids ...

sphingomyelin

Health care; Genetic disorders

polyamine

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A class or organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen containing two or more amino groups with some compounds acting as essential growth factors for microorganisms. 2) A compound ...