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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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restriction enzyme cutting site
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A sequence of DNA that is recognized by an endonuclease (a protein that cuts DNA) as a site at which the DNA is to be cut. 2) A specific nucleotide sequence of DNA at which a particular ...
reading frame
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A sequence of messenger RNA that is translated into an amino acid chain, three bases at a time, each triplet sequence coding for a single amino acid. 2) Any of the three possible ways of reading a ...
purines
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A series of heterocyclic compounds that are variously substituted in nature and are known also as purine bases. They include adenine and guanine, constituents of nucleic acids, as well as many ...
syndrome
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A set of symptoms or conditions that occur together and suggest the presence of a certain disease or an increased chance of developing the disease. 2) The group or recognizable pattern of symptoms ...
schizophrenia
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A severe emotional disorder of psychotic depth characteristically marked by a retreat from reality with delusion formation, hallucinations, emotional disharmony, and regressive behavior. 2) A ...
dementia praecox
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A severe emotional disorder of psychotic depth characteristically marked by a retreat from reality with delusion formation, hallucinations, emotional disharmony, and regressive behavior. 2) A ...
homeobox
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A short usually highly conserved DNA sequence in various genes and especially homeotic genes that encodes a homeodomain. 2) A short stretch of nucleotides whose base sequence is virtually ...
