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Search Results for: haemophilia

Definition noun A condition that is characterized by uncontrolled bleeding from the mouth, gums, lips, and tongue,... Read More

Definition noun A form of haemophilia that is caused by a deficiency in blood clotting factor VIII due to a gene defect in... Read More

thromboplastinogen --> factor viii A coagulation (clotting) factor. Classic haemophilia (haemophilia A) is due to a... Read More

Definition noun (genetics) The manifestation of a recessive trait, mimicking an inheritance of a dominant... Read More

Nasse's law An early statement of the pattern of x-linked recessive inheritance: haemophilia affects only boys but is... Read More

A mutation is a permanent, heritable change in the nucleotide sequence or the process by which such a change occurs in a... Read More

Definition adjective (genetics) That which is associated with the X chromosome Supplement The term X-linked is defined as... Read More

Definition noun A blood clotting factor in the intrinsic pathway of the blood coagulation cascade and works with clotting... Read More

Definition noun, plural: blood clotting factors Any of the many plasma components involved in blood clot... Read More

Definition noun, plural: X linkages (genetics) A form of sex linkage involving particularly the X chromosome Supplement The... Read More

Definition noun, plural: sex-linked genes A gene located in the sex chromosome. Supplement In humans, the sex... Read More