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

ozena

Health care; Genetic disorders

A chronic disease of the nose accompanied by a fetid discharge and marked by atrophic changes in the nasal structures.

progesterone

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The major progestational steroid that is secreted primarily by the corpus luteum and the placenta. Progesterone acts on the uterus, the mammary glands, and the brain. It is required in embryo ...

chromatin

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The material of chromosomes. It is a complex of DNA; histones; and nonhistone proteins (chromosomal proteins, non-histone) found within the nucleus of a cell. 2) The genetic material of the ...

inbreeding

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The mating of plants or non-human animals which are closely related genetically. 2) The crossing of closely related plants or animals.

1) The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins. 2) The cell membrane, also called the plasma ...

lipolysis

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The metabolic process of breaking down lipids to release free fatty acids, the major oxidative fuel for the body. Lipolysis may involve dietary lipids in the digestive tract, circulating lipids in ...

mesoderm

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The middle germ layer of the embryo. 2) Middle layer of the three primary germ layers of the mammalian embryo; from it are derived the connective tissue, bone and cartilage, muscle, blood and ...