Biology

Hereditary diseases

Hereditary diseases Hereditary diseases are diseases that follow inheritance patterns within families. Since there is inherent difficulty in studies of heredity in humans (due to the impossibility of controlling crosses, long generation time and small number of offspring), the study of hereditary diseases is done through the construction and analysis of an ‘heredogram’. Alternatively, studies […]

Homologous Genes

Homologous Genes definition Homology derives from the Greek homos (equals) and logos (relation) and refers to the relation existing between two structures (of different species) that share a common ancestor. Definition of homologous genes is based on the same, which states that two genes are homologous when their DNA sequence derives from a common origin, and […]

Red blood cell

Red blood cell is the most abundant element in the blood and a highly specialized cell whose function is to transport oxygen from the lungs to the cells…

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