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Toxicology
A branch of biology, chemistry, and medicine concerned with the study of the adverse effects of chemicals or physical agents on living organisms, as well as the symptoms, mechanisms, treatments and detection of poisoning, especially the poisoning of people.
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Toxicology
dominant lethal mutation
Biology; Toxicology
Genetic change occurring in a germ cell which does not cause dysfunction of the gamete but which is lethal to the fertilized egg or developing embryo which develops from it. Note: Induction of a ...
genotype
Biology; Toxicology
Genetic constitution of an organism as revealed by genetic or molecular analysis; the complete set of genes possessed by a particular organism, cell, organelle or virus.
idiosyncrasy
Biology; Toxicology
Genetically based unusually high sensitivity of an organism to the effect of certain substances.
histogenic origin
Biology; Toxicology
Germ cell layer of the embryo from which a given adult tissue develops.
glycomics
Biology; Toxicology
Global study of the structure and function of carbohydrates, especially oligosaccharides (short chains of sugars) in a living organism.
glycobiology
Biology; Toxicology
Global study of the structure and function of carbohydrates, especially oligosaccharides (short chains of sugars) in a living organism.
