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CSU BIOL 5515 Developmental Biology Chapter 18
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
04/18/2011

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Disruption
Definition
Developmental anomaly caused by an environmental agent.
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Genetic heterogeneity
Definition
Situation in which mutations in different genes can produce the same phenotype.
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Malformation
Definition
Developmental anomaly caused by a genetic defect.
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Phenotypic heterogeneity
Definition
Situation in which the same mutation produces different effects in different individuals.
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Pleiotropy
Definition
Situation in which expression of an allele of a single gene affects more than one aspect of the phenotype.
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Syndrome
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A set of symptoms that together define a particular condition or disease.
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Teratogen
Definition
Physical and chemical agent in the environment that causes developmental disruptions.
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