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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
cilium
Health care; Genetic disorders
A minute short hairlike process often forming part of a fringe; especially: one of a cell that is capable of lashing movement and serves especially in free unicellular organisms to produce locomotion ...
kinocilium
Health care; Genetic disorders
A minute short hairlike process often forming part of a fringe; especially: one of a cell that is capable of lashing movement and serves especially in free unicellular organisms to produce locomotion ...
X-linked recessive
Health care; Genetic disorders
A mode of inheritance in which a mutation in a gene on the X chromosome causes the phenotype to be expressed in males who are hemizygous for the gene mutation (i.e., they have only one X chromosome) ...
receptor
Health care; Genetic disorders
A molecule inside or on the surface of a cell that binds to a specific substance and causes a specific physiologic effect in the cell.
ligand
Health care; Genetic disorders
A molecule that binds to another molecule, used especially to refer to a small molecule that binds specifically to a larger molecule.
carboxyl
Health care; Genetic disorders
A monovalent group -COOH typical of organic acids--called also carboxyl group.
carboxyl group
Health care; Genetic disorders
A monovalent group -COOH typical of organic acids--called also carboxyl group.
