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compound heterozygosity

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Pronunciation: /ˈkɑmpaʊnd heterozygosity*/

compound heterozygosity

Definition

The presence of two different mutated alleles at a particular gene locus.

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sperm banking

breast lobe

PDQ

asymmetry

annamycin

nuclear matrix protein 22

unclassified variant

LipoTaxen

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EGFR inhibitor NRC-2694 hydrochloride

tyroserleutide

autologous iC9-GD2CAR-CD28-CD3zeta-IL-15-expressing T lymphocytes

indium In 111 chimeric monoclonal antibody 806

yeast-derived beta-glucan supplement

PRMT5 inhibitor JNJ-64619178

Meclan

anti-CD161 monoclonal antibody IMT-009

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haploinsufficiency

single nucleotide polymorphism

phenocopy

screening

predisposing mutation

copy number variant

somatic mutation

first-degree relative

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