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Pronunciation: /ˈkroʊməˌzoʊm/

chromosome

Definition

Part of a cell that contains genetic information. Except for sperm and eggs, all human cells contain 46 chromosomes.

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Steritalc

Cipro

tissue

fresolimumab

supplemental oxygen therapy

lutetium Lu 177-dotatate

antigen-presenting cell vaccine

etidronate

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encochleated amphotericin B

Tegretol

firastotug

PI3K p110beta/delta inhibitor CVL237

E. coli CD-expressing genetically modified neural stem cells

[Leu15] gastrin-17

dihydrotestosterone

Hsp90 inhibitor SNX-5422 mesylate

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point variant

logarithm of the odds score

hypomelanosis

multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification

mosaicism

hereditary predisposition

next-generation sequencing

chromosome

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