Pathophysiology

one member of a pair or series of genes that occupy a specific position on a specific chromosome

procedure in which a small amount of amniotic fluid is drawn out of the uterus through a needle inserted into the abdomen

deviation or departure from the normal or common order

a chromosome that is not a sex chromosome

biochemical processes that determine which genes are actively transcribed and translated into mRNA and proteins in a cell and under what conditions

frequency of expression of the gene amoung individuals carrying the gene

total of the hereditary information present in an organism

two different genes controlling a specified inherited trait

identical genes controlling a specified inherited trait

intermediate inheritance in which one allele for one specific trait is not completely dominant ove the other allele

a visual demonstration of the pairs of cell chromostomes arranged in order of size

a process of two successive cell divisions, producing cells, egg or sperm, that contain half the number of chromosomes in somatic cells

a process of cell reproduction resulting in two daughter cells with the same DNA as the parent cell

a change in the genetic makeup of a cell, which will be inherited

newborn child

the formation and differentiation organs and systems during embryonic development

the characteristics manifested by a person depending on genetic and environmental factors

pertaining to or caused by several genes

a substance or condition that impairs normal development of the embryo or fetus in the utero, causing a congenital abnormality

having three homologous chromosomes per cell instead of two