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  • Institution/s: Universidad de Valladolid
  • Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
  • Identification number: 95
  • Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
  • Author/s: Ana MUÑOZ GASCÓN, Augustine Edith EMENE, Paloma MOLLEDO PÉREZ, Susana ALVAREZ ALVAREZ
  • Creation / modification date: 03-02-2014
  • Term: deletion
  • Gramatical category: s
  • Definition: A type of chromosomal aberration in which there is a loss of a part of a chromosome.
  • Context: Although monosomy of an autosome is apparently lethal, partial monosomy has been recognized in several patients with various congenital abnormalities. In partial monosomy, as the name implies, only part of an autosome is deficient. This is often referred to as deletion.
  • Weighting mark: nor
  • Sources:
    • Term: PIERCE, B.J. (2010). Genética, un enfoque conceptual. Madrid: Editorial médica panamericana.
    • Definition: PIERCE, B.J. (2010). Genética, un enfoque conceptual. Madrid: Editorial médica panamericana. “Genética y predisposición al cáncer”. Técnicas de diagnóstico molecular. Instituto Roche. Recuperado el 20 de mayo de 2013 de: http://www.geneticaycancer.es/doc.php?op=molecular&ap=tecnicas_molecular&id=11
    • Context: “Genetic laboratories”. Eurogenentest. Recuperado el 20 de mayo de 2013 de: http://www.eurogentest.org/patient/leaflet/spanish/chromosome_changes.xhtml
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    • deletion(s)
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