- Industry: Government
- Number of terms: 22108
- Number of blossaries: 0
- Company Profile:
In genetics, the expectation that genetic material and the information gained from testing that material will not be available without the donor's consent..
Industry:Biology
Transfer by absorption of DNA fragments separated in electrophoretic gels to membrane filters for detection of specific base sequences by radio-labeled complementary probes..
Industry:Biology
Chromosome fragments that are not incorporated into the nucleus at cell division..
Industry:Biology
Any trait present at birth, whether the result of a genetic or nongenetic factor.
See also: birth defect.
Industry:Biology
A graphic of all an organism's chromosomes, each labeled with a different color. Useful for identifying chromosomal abnormalities.
See also: chromosome.
Industry:Biology
The process of nuclear division in cells that produces daughter cells that are genetically identical to each other and to the parent cell.
See also: meiosis.
Industry:Biology
A base sequence in a DNA molecule (or an amino acid sequence in a protein) that has remained essentially unchanged throughout evolution..
Industry:Biology
Location in the DNA sequence where RNA removes the noncoding areas to form a continuous gene transcript for translation into a protein..
Industry:Biology
Cancer that occurs randomly and is not inherited from parents. Caused by DNA changes in one cell that grows and divides, spreading throughout the body.
See also: hereditary cancer.
Industry:Biology
