20 Terms
Contributors in Genetics
Genetics
Sensorineural
Biology; Genetics
Of, relating to, or involving the aspects of sense perception mediated by nerves (sensorineural hearing loss).
Conservative change
Biology; Genetics
An amino acid change that does not affect significantly the function of the protein.
Acrocentric
Biology; Genetics
A chromosome in which the centromere is situated at or very near one end.
Household gene
Biology; Genetics
A gene, which is expressed at a relatively stable level. Its product is required for the cell to function. Examples are actin and ubiquitin.
