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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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lymph cell
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A type of white blood cell. Lymphocytes have a number of roles in the immune system, including the production of antibodies and other substances that fight infection and diseases. 2) A lymphocyte ...
parthenogenesis
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A unisexual reproduction without the fusion of a male and a female gamete (fertilization). In parthenogenesis, an individual is formed from an unfertilized ovum that did not complete meiosis. ...
replicon
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A unit of DNA that contains a DNA replication origin and a termination point and is capable of self-replication. 2) A linear or circular section of DNA or RNA which replicates sequentially as a ...
replication unit
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A unit of DNA that contains a DNA replication origin and a termination point and is capable of self-replication. 2) A linear or circular section of DNA or RNA which replicates sequentially as a ...
cartilage
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the ...
channel
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A usually tubular enclosed passage. 2) A passage created in a selectively permeable membrane by a conformational change in membrane proteins. 3) A protein or cluster of proteins that functions as ...
vacuole
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A vacuole is a membrane-bound cell organelle. In animal cells, vacuoles are generally small and help sequester waste products. In plant cells, vacuoles help maintain water balance. Sometimes a ...
