Genetic disorders

Genetic disorders

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

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informatics

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The field of information science concerned with the analysis and dissemination of data through the application of computers. 2) An occupational discipline which unites information science with ...

1) The first phase of cell nucleus division, in which the chromosomes become visible, the cell nucleus starts to lose its identity, the mitotic spindle apparatus appears, and the centrioles migrate ...

cytoplasm

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The fluid inside a cell but outside the cell's nucleus. Most chemical reactions in a cell take place in the cytoplasm. 2) The cellular substance outside the nucleus in which the cell's organelles ...

gluconeogenesis

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate precursors, such as pyruvate, amino acids and glycerol. 2) Formation of glucose within the animal body from precursors other than carbohydrates ...

gene

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The functional and physical unit of heredity passed from parent to offspring. Genes are pieces of DNA, and most genes contain the information for making a specific protein. 2) The basic unit of ...

genotype

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The genetic constitution of an organism or cell; also refers to the specific set of alleles inherited at a locus. 2) A genotype is an individual's collection of genes. The term also can refer to ...

family history

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The genetic relationships and medical history of a family; when represented in diagram form using standardized symbols and terminology, usually referred to as a pedigree. 2) A record of a person's ...