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Hereditary - Definition of Hereditary at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Hereditary. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... Transmitted or capable of being transmitted genetically from parent to offspring: a hereditary disease.
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Heredity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heredity is the passing of traits to offspring (from its parent or ancestors). This is the process by which an offspring cell or organism acquires or becomes predisposed to the characteristics of its...
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Definition of hereditary from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "hereditary" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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Hereditary monarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A hereditary monarchy is the most common style of monarchy and is the form that is used by almost all of the world's existing monarchies. Under a hereditary monarchy, all the monarchs come from ...
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Hereditary elliptocytosis is a disorder passed down through families in which the red blood cells are oval-shaped. ... Most persons with hereditary elliptocytosis have no problems, and are unaware of their condition.
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Hereditary fructose intolerance is a disorder of metabolism in which a person lacks the protein needed to break down fructose. Fructose is a fruit sugar that naturally occurs in the body. Man-made fructose is used as a sweetener in many foods, including baby food and drinks.
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Welcome to the home page of the Hereditary Disease Foundation, a non-profit, basic science organization dedicated to the cure of genetic disease. 100% of all publicly donated funds is directed to the support of biomedical research. ... Everything I know about genomics I learned first at Hereditary Disease Foundation workshops!
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y 2020, the biomolecular revolution may also bring another class of ancient diseases under control: hereditary diseases. Stephen Hawking, one of the world's great cosmologists, suffers from ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), the same hereditary disease which took lives of...
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Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is caused by low levels or improper function of a protein called C1 inhibitor. This problem affects the blood vessels. People with hereditary angioedema can develop rapid swelling of the hands, feet, limbs, face, intestinal tract, larynx (voicebox), or trachea (windpipe).
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Because genes are integral to the explanation of hereditary observations, genetics also can be defined as the study of genes. Discoveries into the nature of genes have shown that genes are important determinants of all aspects of an organism’s makeup.
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