Benign variant

Any individual or group that deviates form the typical anatomy or behavior; in genetics, an organism that is genetically different from the wild type organism.

variant

Software; Anti virus

A variant is a modified version of a virus. It is usually produced on purpose by the virus author or another person amending the virus code. If changes to the original are small, ...

variant

Education; SAT vocabulary

A thing that differs from another in form only, being the same in essence or substance.

variant

Computer; Software; Software engineering

In fault tolerance, a version of a program resulting from the application of software diversity.

kinase

Health care; Genetic disorders

Any of various enzymes that catalyze the transfer of phosphate groups from a high-energy phosphate-containing molecule (as ATP or ADP) to a substrate--called also phosphokinase.

hyperostosis

Health care; Genetic disorders

Increase in the mass of bone per unit volume.

type I skeletal muscle fibers

Health care; Genetic disorders

Skeletal muscle fibers having low myofibrillar ATPase activity, low glycogen content, and high myoglobin content, high mitochondrial oxidative enzyme activities, and an ...

pericardium

Health care; Genetic disorders

The fibroserous sac surrounding the heart and the roots of the great vessels.

fetus

Health care; Genetic disorders

An unborn or unhatched vertebrate especially after attaining the basic structural plan of its kind; specifically: a developing human from usually two months after conception to ...

myosin light chain

Health care; Genetic disorders

The smaller subunits of myosins that bind near the head groups of myosin heavy chains. The myosin light chains have a molecular weight of about 20 KDa and there are usually one ...