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

kinetochore

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The clear constricted portion of the chromosome at which the chromatids are joined and by which the chromosome is attached to the spindle during cell division. 2) The point or region on a ...

1) The clinical syndrome that results from decreased secretion of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland. It leads to a slowing of metabolic processes and in its most severe form to the accumulation ...

human genome

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The total gene complement, about 3 billion base pairs of DNA, contained in the human chromosomes. 2) The full collection of genes needed to produce a human being.

genome, human

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The total gene complement, about 3 billion base pairs of DNA, contained in the human chromosomes. 2) The full collection of genes needed to produce a human being.

metabolism

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The total of all chemical changes that take place in a cell or an organism. These changes produce energy and basic materials needed for important life processes. 2) Biochemical changes in the ...

metabolic processes

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The total of all chemical changes that take place in a cell or an organism. These changes produce energy and basic materials needed for important life processes. 2) Biochemical changes in the ...

reproduction

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The total process by which organisms produce offspring. (Stedman, 25th ed) 2) The production by an organism of new individuals that contain some portion of their genetic material inherited from ...