| UTP | unilateral tension pneumothorax; unshielded twisted pair; uridine triphosphate |
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| ZAPF | zinc adequate pair-fed |
| HAM | hearing aid microphone; helical axis in motion; human albumin microsphere; human alveolar macrophage... |
| HBT | human brain thromboplastin; human breast tumor |
| HCS | Hajdu-Cheney syndrome; Hazard Communication Standard; health care support; hourglass contraction of ... |
| chromosomes, fungal | Structures within the nucleus of fungal cells consisting of or containing DNA, which carry genetic information essential to the cell. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| chromosomes in multiple miscarriages | Couples who have had more than one miscarriage (spontaneous abortion) have about a 5% chance that one member of the couple is carrying a chromsome translocation responsible for the miscarriages. (12 Dec 1998) |
| chromosomes, yeast artificial | Chromosomes in which fragments of exogenous DNA ranging in length up to several hundred kilobase pairs have been cloned into yeast through ligation to vector sequences. These artificial chromosomes are used extensively in molecular biology for the construction of comprehensive genomic libraries of higher organisms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| miscarriages, multiple, chromosomes in | Couples who have had more than one miscarriage have about a 5% chance that one member of the couple is carrying a chromsome translocation responsible for the miscarriages. (12 Dec 1998) |
| segregation of chromosomes | <cell biology, genetics> The separation of pairs of homologous chromosomes that occurs at meiosis so that only one chromosome from each pair is present in any single gamete. (18 Nov 1997) |
| homologous chromosomes | A pair of chromosomes containing the same gene sequences, each derived from one parent. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sex chromosomes | The homologous chromosomes that are dissimilar in the heterogametic sex. There are the x chromosome, the y chromosome, and the w, z chromosomes (in animals in which the female is the heterogametic sex (the silkworm moth bombyx mori, for example). In such cases the w chromosome is the female-determining and the male is zz. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nonhomologous chromosomes | <genetics> Chromosome's that are not members of the same pair. (05 Mar 2000) |
| double minute chromosomes | <genetics, molecular biology> Paired, extrachromosomal elements lacking centromeres, often associated with a drug resistance gene. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duplication of chromosomes | A chromosome aberration resulting from unequal crossing over or exchange of segments between two homologous chromosomes; one chromosome of the pair loses a small segment, while the other gains this segment; the chromosome gaining the segment has undergone duplication while its homologue has undergone deletion. See: haemoglobin Lepore. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inversion of chromosomes | A chromosome aberration resulting from a double break in a segment of the chromosome, with end for end rotation of the fragment between the fracture lines, and refusion of the fragments; this results in reversal of the order of genes in that segment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| yeast artificial chromosomes | Yeast DNA sequences that have incorporated into them very large foreign DNA fragments; the recombinant DNA is then introduced into the yeast by transformation; the use of yeast artificial chromosomes permits the cloning of large genes with their flanking regulatory sequences. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adenoviruses, human | Species of the genus mastadenovirus, causing a wide range of diseases in humans. Infections are mostly asymptomatic, but can be associated with diseases of the respiratory, ocular, and gastrointestinal systems. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adenovirus infections, human | Respiratory and conjunctival infections caused by 33 identified serotypes of human adenoviruses. (12 Dec 1998) |
| antigens, human platelet | Human alloantigens expressed only on platelets, specifically on platelet membrane glycoproteins. These platelet-specific antigens are immunogenic and can result in pathological reactions to transfusion therapy. (12 Dec 1998) |