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Traditionally in medicine, a
vector is an organism that
does not cause disease
itself but which spreads
infection by conveying
pathogens from one host to
another. Species of
mosquito, for example, serve
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Tumor suppressor gene
A tumor suppressor gene is a
gene that reduces the
probability that a cell in a
multicellular organism will
turn into a tumor cell. A
mutation or deletion of such
a gene will increase the
probability of the formation
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Huntington's disease
The causative gene for
Huntington's disease, HD,
one of the first genes
identified to cause an
inherited disease, is
located on chromosome 4.
Huntington's disease is
inherited in an autosomal
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Allele
An allele is a viable DNA
(deoxyribonucleic acid)
coding that occupies a given
locus (position) on a
chromosome. Usually alleles
are sequences that code for
a gene, but sometimes the
term is used to refer to a
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Introduction to genetics
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Therapy dog
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Trait (biology)
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Gene therapy
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Genetically modified organism
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Spinal muscular atrophy
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a term applied to a number of different disorders, all having in common a genetic cause and the manifestation of weakness due to loss of the motor neurons of the ... > more -
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