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Why is aneuploidy lethal?

Score: 4.9/5 (52 votes) Genetic disorders caused by aneuploidy In other words, human autosomal monosomies are always lethal. That's because the embryos have too low a "dosage" of the proteins and other gene products that are encoded by genes on the missing chromosome 3. Most autosomal trisomies...

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data and analysis

Was a blank canvas?

Score: 4.3/5 (9 votes) a situation in which nothing has yet been planned or decided, so that someone is free to decide what should happen or be done: Interior designers rarely work with a blank canvas and the license to do absolutely anything they want.What is a blank canvas called?Something with no...

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culture and society

Is cricopharyngeal spasm common?

Score: 4.5/5 (56 votes) Cricopharyngeal spasm can affect people of all ages, even children. The condition may be related to other health issues, such as acid reflux, inflammatory problems or neurological issues. It's estimated that over 5% of people who have serious strokes will develop cricoph...

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policy and governance

Whats an accidental in music?

Score: 4.4/5 (53 votes) In music, an accidental is a note of a pitch that is not a member of the scale or mode indicated by the most recently applied key signature. In musical notation, the sharp, flat, and natural symbols, among others, mark such notes—and those symbols are also called accidentals....

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policy and governance

Is untasteful a real word?

Score: 4.9/5 (73 votes) Untasteful is an adjective. The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.What is the meaning of Untasteful?untasteful in British English(ʌnˈteɪstfʊl) adjective. a less common word for distasteful. Collins English Dictionary.Is it Untasteful o...

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environment and climate

When was post scriptum invented?

Score: 4.6/5 (11 votes) History. The concepts of the PostScript language were seeded in 1976 by John Gaffney at Evans & Sutherland, a computer graphics company. At that time Gaffney and John Warnock were developing an interpreter for a large three-dimensional graphics database of New York Harbor...

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environment and climate

What are the three types of phosphorylation?

Score: 5/5 (63 votes) Three of the most common forms of phosphorylation are:Glucose phosphorylation.Protein phosphorylation.Oxidative phosphorylation.What are the 3 types of phosphorylation in cells?Three of the most important types of phosphorylation are glucose phosphorylation, protein phosphoryla...

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data and analysis

Who called viruses as contagium vivum fluidum?

Score: 4.4/5 (67 votes) This paper considers the foundational role of the contagium vivum fluidum-first proposed by the Dutch microbiologist Martinus Beijerinck in 1898-in the history of virology, particularly in shaping the modern virus concept, defined in the 1950s.Who called virus as Contagium Vi...

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policy and governance

Does pigmentary glaucoma go away?

Score: 4.5/5 (59 votes) Patients with pigmentary glaucoma can be treated successfully. Thankfully, with modern treatments, many patients are able to maintain excellent vision.How common is pigmentary glaucoma?Blindness due to pigmentary glaucoma is rare. In a study of 113 patients with PDS and pigme...

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science and innovation

Which socket drive size?

Score: 4.2/5 (33 votes) Drive size: Both metric and SAE sockets are available in three drive sizes: ¼-inch, 3/8-inch and ½-inch. Each requires a different ratchet and other accessories like extensions. Smaller sockets typically use smaller drive sizes, while larger sockets use the larger drive sizes...

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