Genetic disorders

Genetic disorders

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

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ectoderm

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The outer of the three germ layers of the embryo. 2) Outermost of the three germ layers of the embryo (the other two being mesoderm and endoderm); ectoderm gives rise to epidermis and neural ...

purkinje cells

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The output neurons of the cerebellar cortex. 2) Large branching neurons of the middle layer of cerebellar cortex, characterized by vast arrays of dendrites; involved in controlling complex ...

eponym

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The person for whom something (as a disease) is or is believed to be named. 2) A name (as of a drug or a disease) based on or derived from the name of a person.

anaphase

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The phase of cell nucleus division following metaphase, in which the chromatids separate and migrate to opposite poles of the spindle. 2) The third phase of mitosis, in which the chromatids ...

1) The phenotypic and genotypic differences among individuals in a population. 2) A phenotypic variance of a trait in a population attributed to genetic heterogeneity. 3) Genetic variation refers to ...

locus

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The physical site or location of a specific gene on a chromosome. 2) A locus is the specific physical location of a gene or other DNA sequence on a chromosome, like a genetic street address. The ...

mosaic

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The post-fertilization occurrence of two or more cell lines with different genetic or chromosomal constitutions within a single individual or tissue. 2) An organism or one of its parts composed of ...