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Genetic disorders

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

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Genetic disorders

uracil

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Uracil (U) is one of four chemical bases that are part of RNA. The other three bases are adenine (A), cytosine (C), and guanine (G). In DNA, the base thymine (T) is used in place of uracil. 2) A ...

polyuria

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Urination of a large volume of urine with an increase in urinary frequency, commonly seen in diabetes (diabetes mellitus; diabetes insipidus). 2) Excessive secretion of urine.

increased urine volume

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Urination of a large volume of urine with an increase in urinary frequency, commonly seen in diabetes (diabetes mellitus; diabetes insipidus). 2) Excessive secretion of urine.

bioinformatics

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Use of computers in solving information problems in the life sciences, mainly, it involves the creation of extensive electronic databases on genomes, protein sequences, etc. 2) Bioinformatics ...

bio-informatics

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Use of computers in solving information problems in the life sciences, mainly, it involves the creation of extensive electronic databases on genomes, protein sequences, etc. 2) Bioinformatics ...

allele

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Variant forms of the same gene. Different alleles produce variations in inherited characteristics such as eye color or blood type. 2) One of the alternative versions of a gene at a given location ...

hormone therapy

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) Various treatment modalities that produce the desired therapeutic effect by means of change of hormone/hormones level. The treatment may include administration of hormones or hormone analogs to ...

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