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DNA repair

Biology; Genetics

The reconstruction of a continuous two-stranded DNA molecule without mismatch from a molecule which contained damaged regions. The major repair mechanisms are excision repair, in which defective ...

Hotspot mutation region

Biology; Genetics

DNA sequences of high susceptibility to mutation due to some inherent instability, tendency toward unequal crossing over, or chemical predisposition to single nucleotide substitutions; region where ...

Dna storage

Biology; Genetics

The process through which DNA is extracted from any of a number of possible cell sources and stored indefinitely by freezing or refrigerating for future testing; done when a specific test is not ...

Flanking microsatellite analysis

Biology; Genetics

The use of highly variable repetitive sequences found in microsatellite regions adjacent to genes or other areas of interest as markers for linkage analysis, DNA fingerprinting, or other diagnostic ...

Bony exostosis

Biology; Genetics

Benign hypertrophy that projects outward from the surface of bone, often containing a cartilaginous component.

Kyphoscoliosis

Biology; Genetics

Backward and lateral curvature of the spine.

Characteristic

Biology; Genetics

Something in the appearance, activity, or behaviour of a living thing that is determined by the genes; a trait.

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