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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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apoptosis

HLA-A*02:01 antigen

mammary duct ectasia

follicular thyroid cancer

asbestos

gland of Lieberkuhn

HIV DNA test

leptomeningeal

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gp96-secreting allogeneic bladder cancer cell vaccine HS-410

allogeneic CD19CAR-transfected cytokine-induced killer cells

autologous BCMA/TACI-targeted CAR T cells AUTO2

allogeneic natural killer cells PB103

atropine sulfate

Zirabev

resveratrol formulation SRT501

anti-PD-L1/PD-L2 bispecific antibody IMGS-001

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triple-negative breast cancer

facies

indeterminate result

pseudogene

phenotype

cascade genetic testing

LD

autosomal dominant inheritance

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