| balanced polymorphism |
this occurs when selection tends to stabilize a situation in which multiple alleles are present. An example of this is the trait responsible for sickle-cell anemia. A mutation of the gene encoding hemoglobin causes red blood cells to collapse into a sickle shape. Sickle-cell anemia is endemic in Central Africa. The presence of this trait is stabilized because heterozygotes are resistant to severe effects of the disease malaria. ...
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| balance |
A tasting term, states whether the fruit, acid, wood flavors etc. are in the right proportion. A wine is well-balanced when none of those characteristics dominates. The general balance of a wine corresponds to the proportion between its smooth and its harsh nature.
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| balanced a. |
anesthesia that uses a combination of drugs, each in an amount sufficient to produce its major or desired effect to the optimum degree and keep its undesirable or unnecessary effects to a minimum.
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| balanced b. |
balanced occlusion.
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| balanced d. |
one containing all the nutritive factors in proper proportion for adequate nutrition.
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