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Abnormality

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noun

(1) The state or quality of not being normal.

(2) An anomaly, deformity, malformation, impairment, dysfunction or deviation from the normal or from the typical.


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Word origin: abnormal + (-ity).

Compare: normality

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XX and XY Chromosones-A Lost Girl seeks Answers

Well, that depends on the genetic abnormality in question: like I said most of the XXX and XYY genotypes are pretty much normal despite this seemingly gross genetic abnormality. Then again, a simple point mutation in the right place can make ...

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by biohazard
Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:33 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: XX and XY Chromosones-A Lost Girl seeks Answers
Replies: 4
Views: 491

Re: XX and XY Chromosones-A Lost Girl seeks Answers

... males usually portray as "silly mushy crap" and it can get people down a lot. Recapping what was said before, if you have a genetic abnormality you would have a lot more wrong than just feelings.

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by Jesse2504
Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:59 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: XX and XY Chromosones-A Lost Girl seeks Answers
Replies: 4
Views: 491

Ghost and Possession

... that before too. In a documentary I saw it said that hundreds of people has been killed before for so many reason that believe to demon's work. Abnormality in human body often regarded as a demon transformation thus must be killed. Also, mental and genetic illnesses also treated in inhuman way ...

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by surikell
Sat Jun 14, 2008 3:56 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Ghost and Possession
Replies: 4
Views: 1444

diabetes-biological/chemical reasons why?

The current theory on type I diabetes is that it occurs in genetically predisposed individuals (not due to one single gene abnormality but several genes) and possibly triggered by some environmental factors which allows the person's immune response to start attacking its own beta pancreatic ...

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by genovese
Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:20 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: diabetes-biological/chemical reasons why?
Replies: 1
Views: 689

CHROMOSOMES

... where people would send their dead-fetus, hoping for some insignt into WHY it died. And, more than 50% of the time, there was a severe genetic abnormality (ie. imperfection) .. which resulted in morphologically abnormal-looking babies that died due to their "genetic problems"... So ...

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by LilKim
Sat Jun 16, 2007 5:26 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: CHROMOSOMES
Replies: 15
Views: 1933
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