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

autophagocytosis

Health care; Genetic disorders

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 ...

imprinting

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The process by which maternally and paternally derived chromosomes are uniquely chemically modified leading to different expression of a certain gene or genes on those chromosomes depending on ...

perception

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The process by which the nature and meaning of sensory stimuli are recognized and interpreted. 2) The process of producing an internal, conscious image through stimulating a sensory system; it ...

osteogenesis

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The process of bone formation. Histogenesis of bone including ossification. 2) The formation of bone or of a bony substance, or the conversion of fibrous tissue or of cartilage into bone or a bony ...

hydrolysis

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The process of cleaving a chemical compound by the addition of a molecule of water. 2) A chemical reaction that uses water to break down a compound.

transcription

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) The process of copying information from DNA into new strands of messenger RNA (mRNA). The mRNA then carries this information to the cytoplasm, where it serves as the blueprint for the manufacture ...