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Innate

Biology; Genetics

Inherited through the genes rather than learned. The flight of migratory birds to warmer climates is innate.

Inheritance

Biology; Genetics

The process by which traits pass from parents to offspring through the genes, and is termed as inheritance.

Congenital cleft hand

Biology; Genetics

Congenital complete or partial absence of one or more digits.

Any of several generalised skin disorders characterised by dryness, roughness, and scaliness, due to hypertrophy of the stratum corneum epidermis. Most are genetic, but some are acquired, developing ...

Nondisjunction, genetic

Biology; Genetics

The failure of homologous CHROMOSOMES or CHROMATIDS to segregate during MITOSIS or MEIOSIS with the result that one daughter cell has both of a pair of parental chromosomes or chromatids and the ...

Vitamin h

Biology; Genetics

A water-soluble, enzyme co-factor present in minute amounts in every living cell. It occurs mainly bound to proteins or polypeptides and is abundant in liver, kidney, pancreas, yeast, and milk.