Genetic disorders

Genetic disorders

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

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Karyotype

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A photographic representation of the chromosomes of a single cell, cut and arranged in pairs based on their banding pattern and size according to a standard classification. 2) A karyotype is an ...

Nicotine

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A poisonous alkaloid C10H14N2 that is the chief active principle of tobacco and that is used as an insecticide. 2) An addictive, poisonous chemical found in tobacco. It can also be made in the ...

Juvenile

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A person 13 to 18 years of age. 2) Physiologically immature or undeveloped . 3) Of, relating to, characteristic of, or affecting children or young people . 4) Reflecting psychological or ...

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. ...

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 ...

Lymphocyte

Health care; Genetic disorders

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 ...