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

systemic infection

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The presence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in tissues or in the blood. Systemic disease caused by the spread of the microorganisms via the circulating blood is commonly called ...

collagen

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The principle protein of connective tissue; unusual absence of sulfur aminoacids; unique presence of hydroxyproline is believed to permit a triple helical fibrous structure. 2) A polypeptide ...

DNA replication

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The process by which a DNA molecule is duplicated. 2) The use of existing DNA as a template for the synthesis of new DNA strands. In humans and other eukaryotes, replication occurs in the cell ...

deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The process by which a DNA molecule is duplicated. 2) The use of existing DNA as a template for the synthesis of new DNA strands. In humans and other eukaryotes, replication occurs in the cell ...

gene expression

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The process by which a gene's coded information is translated into the structures present and operating in the cell (either proteins or RNAs). 2) Gene expression is the process by which the ...

expressed

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The process by which a gene's coded information is translated into the structures present and operating in the cell (either proteins or RNAs). 2) Gene expression is the process by which the ...

1) The process by which cells digest parts of their own cytoplasm; allows for both recycling of macromolecular constituents under conditions of nutrient limitation and remodeling the intracellular ...