Genetic disorders

Genetic disorders

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

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Genetic disorders

Autosomal dominant

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A gene on one of the non-sex chromosomes that is always expressed, even if only one copy is present. 2) Describes a trait or disorder in which the phenotype is expressed in those who have ...

Lymphoma

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A general term for various neoplastic diseases of the lymphoid tissue. 2) Cancer that begins in cells of the immune system. There are two basic categories of lymphomas. One kind is Hodgkin's ...

Recessive

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A gene which will be expressed only if there are 2 identical copies or, for a male, if one copy is present on the X chromosome. 2) Recessive is a quality found in the relationship between two ...

Gene pool

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A gene pool is the total genetic diversity found within a population or a species. A large gene pool has extensive genetic diversity and is better able to withstand the challenges posed by ...

Plegia

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A general term most often used to describe severe or complete loss of muscle strength due to motor system disease from the level of the cerebral cortex to the muscle fiber. This term may also ...

Palsy

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A general term most often used to describe severe or complete loss of muscle strength due to motor system disease from the level of the cerebral cortex to the muscle fiber. This term may also ...

Founder effect

Health care; Genetic disorders

1) A gene mutation observed in high frequency in a specific population due to the presence of that gene mutation in a single ancestor or small number of ancestors. 2) The founder effect is the ...