| EB | elective abortion; electron beam; elementary body; emotional behavior; endometrial biopsy; epidermol... |
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| EBD | epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica |
| EBDCT | Cockayne-Touraine type of epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica |
| EBDD | epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica dominant |
| EBDR | epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica recessiva |
| recessive gene | A gene that is expressed onlywhen it is present in two copies or if theother copy is missing. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| recessive inheritance | dominance of traits |
| recessive oncogene | <molecular biology> A single copy of this gene issufficient to suppress cell proliferation, the loss of both copies of the gene contributes to cancer formation. (09 Oct 1997) |
| recessive trait | See: dominance of traits. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recessive, x-linked | A gene on the X chromosome that expresses itself only when there is no different gene present at that locus (spot on the chromosome). For example, duchenne muscular dystrophy (dmd) is an x-linked recessive disorder. A dmd boy has the dmd gene on his sole x chromosome (and so is said to be hemizgous for dmd). Although it is much rarer, a girl can have dmd (by several different means as, for example, if she has the dmd gene on both her x chromosomes and so is homozygous for dmd). (12 Dec 1998) |
| kidney, polycystic, autosomal recessive | Rare genetic disorder with autosomal recessive inheritance characterised by multiple cysts in both kidneys and associated hepatic lesions. Serious manifestations are usually present at birth and there is high perinatal mortality. (12 Dec 1998) |