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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
mosaicism
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 ...
volt
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) The practical mks unit of electrical potential difference and electromotive force equal to the difference of potential between two points in a conducting wire carrying a constant current of one ...
germline mutation
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) The presence of an altered gene within the egg and sperm (germ cell) such that the altered gene can be passed to subsequent generations. 2) A gene change in the body's reproductive cells (egg or ...
hereditary mutation
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) The presence of an altered gene within the egg and sperm (germ cell) such that the altered gene can be passed to subsequent generations. 2) A gene change in the body's reproductive cells (egg or ...
duplication
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) The presence of an extra segment of DNA, resulting in redundant copies of a portion of a gene, an entire gene, or a series of genes, usually caused by unequal crossing-over during gene replication ...
heterozygosity
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) The presence of different alleles at one or more loci on homologous chromosomes. 2) Having the two genes at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes different for one or more loci.
monosomy
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) The presence of only one chromosome from a pair; partial monosomy refers to the presence of only one copy of a segment of a chromosome. 2) Monosomy is the state of having a single copy of a ...
