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Also called acid reflux, a condition where the contents of the stomach regurgitates (or backs up) into the esophagus (food pipe), causing discomfort.
Ãâó: www.iffgd.org/GIDisorders/glossary.html
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| GERD |
A condition characterized by symptoms and/or tissue damage that results from repeated or prolonged exposure of the lining of the esophagus to acidic contents from the stomach.
Ãâó: www.iffgd.org/GIDisorders/glossary.html
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A sperm or egg cell, and its precursors. In humans each mature germ cell is haploid in that it has a single set of 23 chromosomes, containing half the usual amount of DNA. All other body cells are called somatic cells and are diploid, containing 46 chromosomes.
Ãâó: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/media/releases/2002/2002_3...
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| germ cell |
Sperm and egg cells and their precursors. Germ cells are haploid and have only one set of chromosomes (23 in all), while all other cells have two copies (46 in all). Source : Human Genome Project Information
Ãâó: www.genomecanada.ca/GCglossaire/glossaire/index.as...
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| germ line |
The continuation of a set of genetic information from one generation to the next. Source : Human Genome Project Information
Ãâó: www.genomecanada.ca/GCglossaire/glossaire/index.as...
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