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Pronunciation: /ploidy*/

ploidy

Definition

The number of sets of chromosomes in a cell or an organism. For example, haploid means one set and diploid means two sets.

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UCN-01

cumulative dose

lintuzumab

stage II medullary thyroid cancer

gabapentin

Bloom syndrome

ILX23-7553

investigational agent

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favezelimab

belotecan hydrochloride

anti-HER2/auristatin payload antibody-drug conjugate XMT-1522

recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisia-CEA(610D) vaccine GI-6207

APOPTONE

ionic silver-impregnated sodium carboxymethyl cellulose antimicrobial dressing

liposome-encapsulated TAAs mRNA vaccine W_ova1

opnurasib

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linkage

specificity

FDR

variant of uncertain significance

GWAS

susceptibility gene mutation

cutaneous leiomyoma

TDR

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