Genetic disorders

Genetic disorders

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

Contributors in Genetic disorders

Genetic disorders

Mechanoreceptors located in the organ of Corti that are sensitive to auditory stimuli and in the vestibular apparatus that are sensitive to movement of the head. In each case the accessory sensory ...

Expressed sequence tags (ESTs)

Health care; Genetic disorders

Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) are essentially Sequence Tagged Sites (EST) that are represented in mRNA. They are derived as 300-500 bp single-pass mRNA sequence reads from many of the genes ...

Offspring

Health care; Genetic disorders

The progeny of an animal or plant: young.

Achilles tendon

Health care; Genetic disorders

The strong tendon joining the muscles in the calf of the leg to the bone of the heel -- called also tendon of Achilles. Achilles, Greek mythological character. One of the most illustrious of ...

Megaloblasts

Health care; Genetic disorders

Red blood cell precursors, corresponding to erythroblasts, that are larger than normal, usually resulting from a folic acid deficiency or vitamin B12 deficiency.