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Genetic disorders
Genetic diseases, syndromes, or conditions caused by genetic variations and abnormalities in genes or chromosomes.
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Vacuole
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A vacuole is a membrane-bound cell organelle. In animal cells, vacuoles are generally small and help sequester waste products. In plant cells, vacuoles help maintain water balance. Sometimes a ...
Choroid plexus
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A villous structure of tangled masses of blood vessels contained within the third, lateral, and fourth ventricles of the BRAIN. It regulates part of the production and composition of cerebrospinal ...
Replication unit
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A unit of DNA that contains a DNA replication origin and a termination point and is capable of self-replication. 2) A linear or circular section of DNA or RNA which replicates sequentially as a ...
Channel
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A usually tubular enclosed passage. 2) A passage created in a selectively permeable membrane by a conformational change in membrane proteins. 3) A protein or cluster of proteins that functions as ...
Replicon
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) A unit of DNA that contains a DNA replication origin and a termination point and is capable of self-replication. 2) A linear or circular section of DNA or RNA which replicates sequentially as a ...
Genetic marker
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) An identifiable segment of DNA (e.g., RFLP, VNTR, microsatellite) with enough variation between individuals that its inheritance and co-inheritance with alleles of a given gene can be traced; used ...
Marker
Health care; Genetic disorders
1) An identifiable segment of DNA (e.g., RFLP, VNTR, microsatellite) with enough variation between individuals that its inheritance and co-inheritance with alleles of a given gene can be traced; used ...
