Genetic disorders

Genetic disorders

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

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multifactorial inheritance

Health care; Genetic disorders

The combined contribution of one or more often unspecified genes and environmental factors, often unknown, in the causation of a particular trait or disease.

physiopathological

Health care; Genetic disorders

Used with organs and diseases for disordered function in disease states.

parietal cell

Health care; Genetic disorders

Any of the large oval cells of the gastric mucous membrane that secrete hydrochloric acid and lie between the chief cells and the basement membrane.

synapse

Health care; Genetic disorders

The place at which a nervous impulse passes from one neuron to another.

zinc finger domain

Health care; Genetic disorders

Motifs in DNA- and RNA-binding proteins whose amino acids are folded into a single structural unit around a zinc atom. In the classic zinc finger, one zinc atom is bound to two cysteines and two ...

The proportion of individuals in the general population who are affected with a particular disorder or who carry a certain gene; often discussed in the genetic counseling process as a comparison to ...

cloning

Health care; Genetic disorders

Cloning is the process of making identical copies of an organism, cell, or DNA sequence. Molecular cloning is a process by which scientists amplify a desired DNA sequence. The target sequence is ...